CANTICLE

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] Bacon.

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

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

4.
n.

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


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