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canticle

/ˈkæntɪkəl/

canticle noun: a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Noun

canticle (plural canticles)

  1. A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

canticle meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

canticle in Tamil

சிறுபாடல், பாசுரம்

canticle in Bengali

ধর্মীয় স্তোত্র, গান

canticle in Malayalam

ലഘുസ്തോത്രം, സങ്കീർത്തനഗാനം, ലഘുഗാനം

canticle in Kannada

ಕಿರುಹಾಡು

Forms of canticle

pluralcanticles

Origin of canticle

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

Phrases with canticle

Questions about canticle

What does canticle mean?
Canticle means a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
What is canticle in Tamil?
Canticle in Tamil is சிறுபாடல், பாசுரம். See Canticle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is canticle?
Canticle is a noun.
How do you pronounce canticle?
Canticle is pronounced /ˈkæntɪkəl/.
What is the plural of canticle?
The plural of canticle is canticles.

Words near canticle in the dictionary

  1. canthuses
  2. canti firmi
  3. Cantiasay
  4. cantic
  5. cantica
  6. canticle
  7. Canticle of Canticles
  8. canticles
  9. cantico
  10. canticoes
  11. canticos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canticle (page history and authors); canticle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canticle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canticle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canticle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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