canticle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Can"ti*cle noun

Etymology

L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr. coner to sing. See Chant.

Wordforms

plural Canticles

Definitions

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.