Meaning & use
Canticle
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A hymn or chant, especially one with a biblical text other than a psalm, used in Christian liturgy.
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The choir sang the canticle during the evening service.
The Magnificat is one of the best-known canticles in Christian worship.
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"Canticle" comes from Latin "canticulum," a diminutive of "canticum" (song), the same root that gives us "chant" and "cantata."
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