Can·ti·cle n.; pl. Canticles
1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.]
2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.
3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.]
4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
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Canticles
n : 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]