Magnificat

2 definitions found

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

  Magnificat \Mag*nif"i*cat\, n. [L., it magnifies.]
     The song of the Virgin Mary, --Luke i. 46; -- so called
     because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Magnificat
       n : (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46
           beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')