Canticle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canticle \Can"ti*cle\, n.; pl. {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a
     little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr.
     coner to sing. See {Chant}.]
     1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books
        of the Old Testament.
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     3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for
        chanting in church service.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canticle
       n : a hymn derived from the Bible

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "canticle":
     Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Brautlied, Christmas carol, Gloria,
     Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Kunstlied, Liebeslied,
     Magnificat, Miserere, Negro spiritual, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum,
     Trisagion, Vedic hymn, Volkslied, alba, alleluia, answer, anthem,
     antiphon, antiphony, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata,
     barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi,
     calypso, canso, cantata, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol,
     cavatina, chanson, chant, chantey, chorale, church music, croon,
     croon song, dirge, ditty, doxology, drinking song, epithalamium,
     folk song, gospel, gospel music, hallelujah, hosanna, hymeneal,
     hymn, hymn of praise, hymn-tune, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology,
     introit, laud, lay, lied, lilt, love song, love-lilt, mantra, mass,
     matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy, motet, national anthem,
     offertory, offertory sentence, oratorio, paean, passion, prosodion,
     prothalamium, psalm, psalmody, recessional, report, requiem,
     requiem mass, response, responsory, sacred music, serena, serenade,
     serenata, song, spiritual, theme song, torch song, versicle,
     war song, wedding song, white spiritual