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Noun: Canticles  kan-ti-kulz
  1. An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
    - Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles
Noun: canticle  kan-ti-kul
  1. A hymn derived from the Bible
    "The Magnificat is a well-known canticle in Christian worship"

Type of: anthem, book, hymn

Part of: Hagiographa, Ketubim, Ketuvim, Old Testament, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature, Writings

Encyclopedia: Canticles

Canticle