canticle

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canticle

  • /ˈkæntɪkəl/

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From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

noun canticles

  1. A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

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noun a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text

Españolcántico
中文聖歌 /圣歌 shènggē
Portuguêscântico
Françaiscantique
DeutschCanticum, Cantica, Kirchenlied
Italianocantico
Русскийкант kant, ка́нтика kántika, церко́вный гимн cerkóvnyj gimn

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"canticle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canticle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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canticle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canticle

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"canticle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canticle.

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@misc{canticle_2026,
  title = {canticle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canticle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}