BENEDICTUS

Etymology

Noun

Benedictus (plural Benedictuses)

(music) Either of two canticles that begin with the Latin word benedictus.

(music) The music that accompanies these canticles.

Source: Wiktionary


Ben`e*dic"tus, n. Etym: [L., blessed. See Benedict, a.]

Definition: The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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