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Webster 1913 Edition
Canticle
Can′ti-cle
,Noun.
pl.
Canticles
(#)
. [L.
canticulum
a little song, dim. of canticum
song, fr. cantus
a singing, fr. coner
to sing. See Chant
.] 1.
A song; esp. a little song or hymn.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
pl
. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.
3.
A canto or division of a poem
[Obs.]
Spenser.
4.
A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canticle
CANTICLE
,Noun.
1.
A song. In the plural, canticles, the Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.2.
A canto; a division of a song.