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canticle

DEFINITIONS OF: canticle

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n a hymn derived from the Bible

Examples:
Magnificat
(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
Type of:
anthem, hymn
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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