canticle
Liturgical scriptural song
A canticle is a hymn or chant, specifically one with words taken from biblical texts other than the Psalms.
The Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis are canticles sung in Christian liturgy.
More broadly, any song of praise or thanksgiving: The poet composed a canticle to the dawn.
Sacred scriptural song
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- verseMetered poetic passage
- passageSegment of text
- Song of SongsBiblical erotic poetry collection
Magnificat · Gospel · epistle · Apocrypha · prophets · lectionary
Evening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- complineDay's final liturgy
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
benediction · mass · breviary · Divine Office · antiphon · procession · feast day · morning prayer
Religious song of praise
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- choraleHymn tune or choir
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- plainchantUnaccompanied liturgical melody
Gregorian · polyphony · a cappella · choir · soprano · tenor · intoning · cadence
Expression of approval
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- adorationProfound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- thanksgivingExpression of grateful praise
glorification · exaltation · supplication · prayer · meditation · devotion · piety · faith
psalm
Sacred scriptural song
Song of Songs · Magnificat · Gospel · epistle · Apocrypha · prophets · lectionary
vespers
Evening devotional service
evensong · benediction · mass · breviary · Divine Office · antiphon · procession · feast day · morning prayer · evening prayer
hymn
Religious song of praise
plainchant · Gregorian · polyphony · a cappella · choir · soprano · tenor · intoning · cadence · refrain
praise
Expression of approval
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- adorationProfound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
thanksgiving · glorification · exaltation · supplication · prayer · meditation · devotion · piety · faith · grace
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- Italian LiteratureDante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Dante Alighieri
- sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
canticledrinking song
Music for toasting together
pop song · love ballad · work song · sea shanty · folk song
canticleblasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
profanity · curse · execration · imprecation · malediction