canticle
noun
- a song or chant
- a hymn whose words are taken from the Bible, used in certain church services
See canticle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kănˈtĭ-kəl)
noun- A song or chant, especially a nonmetrical hymn with words taken from a biblical text other than from the Book of Psalms.
- Canticles Bible The Song of Songs.
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