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Synonyms for canticle


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-ti-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tɪ kəl

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Définition of canticle

Origin :
  • "short hymn," early 13c., from Latin canticulum "a little song," diminutive of canticum "song" (also a scene in Roman comedy enacted by one person and accompanied by music and dancing), from cantus (see chant (v.)).
  • As in psalm : noun song of praise
  • As in requiem : noun hymn, mass
  • As in song : noun melody sung or played with musical instrument
  • As in carol : noun joyful hymn
  • As in anthem : noun song
  • As in hymn : noun religious song
Example sentences :
  • Afterwards came the canticle: "In thy help, Virgin, do I put my trust."
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The organ rolled diffusing the flutelike notes of a canticle of joy.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • She took up the canticle again, went down the roof, and entered the water.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • When the canticle was sung and I was slipping into the sacristy, he was beside me.
  • Extract from : « On the Frontier » by Bret Harte
  • Then, in a slow and monotonous voice, he recited the canticle.
  • Extract from : « The Red Lily, Complete » by Anatole France
  • For the first time a German painter sings the canticle of labour.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • Still more striking is the eulogy in his "Canticle of the Shining Ones."
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
  • But a litany before the air and a canticle after the air are not the same thing.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Rossini » by Henry Sutherland Edwards
  • It hath been promoted in some constructions from a passage in the Canticle,Can.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Sir Thomas Browne » by Thomas Browne
  • See the reference to the sources after the Canticle of the Sun.
  • Extract from : « Life of St. Francis of Assisi » by Paul Sabatier
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