Canticle

//ˈkæntɪkəl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
  2. 2
    a hymn derived from the Bible wordnet

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agnus deialbaalleluiaansweranthemantiphon

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"Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said: Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea."

Etymology

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

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