CANTICLES

Noun

canticles

plural of canticle

Anagrams

• lac insect, lecticans

Proper noun

Canticles

(biblical) The Canticle of Canticles or Song of Songs, a book of the Bible in the Old Testament.

Synonyms

• Canticle of Canticles

• Song of Solomon

• Song of Songs

Anagrams

• lac insect, lecticans

Source: Wiktionary


CANTICLE

Can"ti*cle, n.; pl. Canticles. Etym: [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.

2. pl.

Definition: The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] Spenser.

4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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