Canticle
Biblical song title
A canticle is a hymn or chant, typically one with words taken from biblical texts other than the Psalms.
The Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis are canticles used in Christian liturgy.
The word sometimes appears in literary titles: The Canticle of the Sun, A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Religious song of praise
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- vespersEvening devotional service
- magnificatMary's song of praise
- antiphonAlternating liturgical song
compline · matins · lauds · office · breviary · plainchant · evensong · liturgy
Biblical erotic poetry
- Song of SongsBiblical erotic poetry collection
- ZechariahHebrew prophetic book
- MaryCommon feminine name
- SimeonHebrew patriarch's name
Daniel · scripture · prophet · praise · exaltation · thanksgiving · Moses · Miriam
hymn
Religious song of praise
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- vespersEvening devotional service
- magnificatMary's song of praise
antiphon · compline · matins · lauds · office · breviary · plainchant · evensong · liturgy · introit
Song of Solomon
Biblical erotic poetry
- Song of SongsBiblical erotic poetry collection
- ZechariahHebrew prophetic book
- MaryCommon feminine name
Simeon · Daniel · scripture · prophet · praise · exaltation · thanksgiving · Moses · Miriam · Hannah
poem
Metrical literary composition
song · Ezra · modernist · epic · canto · stanza · invocation · Miller · post-apocalyptic · trilogy
Canticledirge
Mournful commemorative music
lamentation · lament · threnody · elegy · blasphemy
Canticleblasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
profanity · drinking song · curse · sacrilege · imprecation
Canticleprophecy
Foretelling of future events
oracle · commandment · divine decree · revelation · sermon