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Recent Examples of canticle That’s the opening line of Slipknot’s rage-rot canticle. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025 The leaders of this communal canticle were the women of Boygenius — Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023 The first was Bach’s glorious 12-part canticle, premiered in 1723 as the conclusion of the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig as a sort of meet-your-new-cantor demonstration of his powers. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 For many students of Dante, Purgatory is the Divine Comedy’s central canticle poetically, philosophically, and psychologically. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canticle
Noun
  • The title track is a sublime slow-core power ballad, a hymn to beauty in a world of chaos.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The sanctuary is now missing the familiar sounds of hymns and the children’s voices that once echoed through its halls.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kahan, known for his raw anthems, offers more insight into the inner workings of his heart in his lyrics than in public comments.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • From crunk anthems to clean eating and calm vibes, Lil Jon continues to redefine himself.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.
    Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 June 2025

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“Canticle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canticle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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