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 2 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}, {Canticle of Canticles}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: 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. |
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