Canticle Definition

kăntĭ-kəl
canticles
noun
A song or chant.
Webster's New World
A hymn whose words are taken from the Bible, used in certain church services.
Webster's New World
Any of the three main sections of Dante's Divine Comedy.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Canticle

Noun

Singular:
canticle
Plural:
Canticles

Origin of Canticle

  • Middle English from Latin canticulum diminutive of cantus song from past participle of canere to sing kan- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus, song

    From Wiktionary

Canticle Sentence Examples

  • It was soon used as a canticle.

  • If desired, a psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may also be sung by the entire congregation.

  • It is more probable that Leidrad was interested in the growing use of the creed as a canticle, and was consulted in the preparation of the famous Golden Psalter, now at Vienna, which contains the same collection of documents as an introduction.

  • The borrowed portion ends with verse 3 of the canticle, the remainder of which follows in a version for the most part independent, though containing here and there a line from Azarias.

  • No one is prevented from reading A canticle for Leibowitz because it's reserved only for the elite who can pay.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

ELECLE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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