Synonyms for canticle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kan-ti-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tɪ kəl |
Top 10 synonyms for canticle Other synonyms for the word canticle
- alleluia
- canzonet
- ceremony
- chant
- choral
- chorale
- chorus
- Christmas song
- death song
- descant
- dirge
- ditty
- elegy
- eulogy
- evensong
- expression
- funeral hymn
- golden oldie
- hallelujah
- hosanna
- laud
- lay
- lied
- littany
- liturgy
- lullaby
- lyric
- madrigal
- melody
- memorial service
- monody
- Noel
- number
- ode
- oldie
- opera
- paean
- piece
- poem
- psalm
- refrain
- religious song
- ritual
- rock
- rock and roll
- round
- sermon
- shanty
- shout
- song
- song of praise
- strain
- threnody
- tune
- vocal
- worship
- worship song
Définition of canticle
Origin :- "short hymn," early 13c., from Latin canticulum "a little song," diminutive of canticum "song" (also a scene in Roman comedy enacted by one person and accompanied by music and dancing), from cantus (see chant (v.)).
- As in psalm : noun song of praise
- As in requiem : noun hymn, mass
- As in song : noun melody sung or played with musical instrument
- As in carol : noun joyful hymn
- As in anthem : noun song
- As in hymn : noun religious song
- Afterwards came the canticle: "In thy help, Virgin, do I put my trust."
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The organ rolled diffusing the flutelike notes of a canticle of joy.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- She took up the canticle again, went down the roof, and entered the water.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- When the canticle was sung and I was slipping into the sacristy, he was beside me.
- Extract from : « On the Frontier » by Bret Harte
- Then, in a slow and monotonous voice, he recited the canticle.
- Extract from : « The Red Lily, Complete » by Anatole France
- For the first time a German painter sings the canticle of labour.
- Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
- Still more striking is the eulogy in his "Canticle of the Shining Ones."
- Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
- But a litany before the air and a canticle after the air are not the same thing.
- Extract from : « The Life of Rossini » by Henry Sutherland Edwards
- It hath been promoted in some constructions from a passage in the Canticle,Can.
- Extract from : « The Works of Sir Thomas Browne » by Thomas Browne
- See the reference to the sources after the Canticle of the Sun.
- Extract from : « Life of St. Francis of Assisi » by Paul Sabatier
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