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Nunc Dimittis

(no̵oŋk′ di mit′is)

the song of Simeon, used as a canticle in various liturgies: Luke 2:29-32
1. departure or farewell, esp. from life
2. permission to depart; dismissal

Origin: L, now thou lettest depart: first words of the L version

See Nunc Dimittis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Christian canticle or hymn using the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29-32, beginning “Nunc dimittis servum tuum” (“Now lettest thou thy servant depart”).

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin Nunc Dīmittis

Origin: : Latin nunc, now

Origin: + Latin dīmittis

Origin: , second person sing. present tense of dīmittere, to send away

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