canticles
IPA: kˈæntɪkʌɫz
Root Word: Canticles
noun
- (biblical) Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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Examples of "canticles" in Sentences
- It was a collection of psalms and other canticles.
- All psalms and canticles are accompanied by antiphons.
- The three canticles in the ordinary are from the gospels.
- There are 34 canticles in the psalter and 3 in the ordinary.
- All three canticles are in use in the Greek and Anglican churches.