canticle of canticles

  • 1Canticle of Canticles — • One of three books of Solomon, contained in the Hebrew, the Greek, and the Christian Canon of the Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle of Canticles     Canticle of Canticles …

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  • 2Canticle of Canticles — 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, ↑Canticles • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 3Canticle of Canticles — noun → Song of Solomon. Also, the Canticles …

  • 4Canticle of Canticles — Date: 1609 Song of Solomon …

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  • 5Canticle of Canticles — Douay Bible. See Song of Solomon, The. * * * …

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  • 6Canticle of Canticles — Can′ticle of Can′ticles n. bib Song of Solomon, The …

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  • 7Canticle — • Used in the English Catholic translation of the Bible as the equivalent of the Vulgate canticum in most, but not all, of the uses of that word; for where canticum is used for a sacred song Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canticle… …

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  • 8Canticle (disambiguation) — Canticle can also refer to:* A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text * Canticle of canticles , another name for the Song of Songs book of the Bible * Canticle (novel) by Robert Anthony Salvatore …

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  • 9Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles * * * …

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  • 10Canticles — [kan′ti kəlz] n. SONG OF SOLOMON: abbrev. Ca: also, in the Douay Bible, Canticle of Canticles …

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