Canticle

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1):

(n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

(2):

(n.) The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

(3):

(n.) A song; esp. a little song or hymn.

(4):

(n.) A canto or division of a poem

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(song), applied commonly to sacred songs chanted in the Church, such as the Benedicite.

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