From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcanticlecan‧ti‧cle /ˈkæntɪkəl/ noun [countable] APMa short religious song usually using words from the Bible
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canticle• Settings of the Holy Communion and of canticles are rarely used, however, and the emphasis remains firmly congregational.• The most dominant structural factor in the work is that much of it is cast in the form of canticles.Origin canticle (1200-1300) Latin canticulum, from canticum “song”, from canere; → CHANT1 