Canticles

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of canticle form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Synonyms

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song of songscanticle of canticlessong of solomonsong of songs

Etymology

A clipping of Canticle of Canticles, a calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”).

Related phrases

canticle of canticlesold testamentsong of songs

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