Canticle of Canticles
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Canticle of Canticles — • One of three books of Solomon, contained in the Hebrew, the Greek, and the Christian Canon of the Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle of Canticles Canticle of Canticles … Catholic encyclopedia
Canticle of Canticles — noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later • Syn: ↑Song of Songs, ↑Song of Solomon, ↑Canticles • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Canticle of Canticles — noun → Song of Solomon. Also, the Canticles …
Canticle of Canticles — Date: 1609 Song of Solomon … New Collegiate Dictionary
Canticle of Canticles — Can′ticle of Can′ticles n. bib Song of Solomon, The … From formal English to slang
Canticle — • Used in the English Catholic translation of the Bible as the equivalent of the Vulgate canticum in most, but not all, of the uses of that word; for where canticum is used for a sacred song Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle… … Catholic encyclopedia
Canticle (disambiguation) — Canticle can also refer to:* A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text * Canticle of canticles , another name for the Song of Songs book of the Bible * Canticle (novel) by Robert Anthony Salvatore … Wikipedia
Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles * * * … Universalium
Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles … English World dictionary
Canticle — A canticle (from the Latin canticulum , a diminutive of canticum , song) is a hymn (strictly excluding the Psalms) taken from the Bible. The term is often expanded to include ancient non biblical hymns such as the Te Deum and certain psalms used… … Wikipedia
