(canticles)
1Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles * * * …
2Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles …
3Canticles — Canticle Can ti*cle, n.; pl. {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr. coner to sing. See {Chant}.] 1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The Song of Songs or… …
4Canticles — noun Also known as the Canticle of Canticles, an alternative name for the Song of Solomon, a book of the Bible in the Old Testament …
5Canticles — noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later • Syn: ↑Song of Songs, ↑Song of Solomon, ↑Canticle of Canticles • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
6Canticles — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 15th century Song of Solomon …
7CANTICLES — a book in the Bible erroneously ascribed to Solomon, and called in Hebrew the Song of Songs, about the canonicity and interpretation of which there has been much debate, though, as regards the latter, recent criticism inclines, if there is any …
8Canticles — n. Song of Solomon (book of the Old Testament which was written by King Solomon) …
9canticles — can·ti·cle || kæntɪkl n. song, hymn …
10canticles — n. pl. The song of songs, Song of Solomon …