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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a hymn derived from the Bible;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. [1913 Webster] 3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

canticle n 1: a hymn derived from the Bible
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

108 Moby Thesaurus words for "canticle": Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Brautlied, Christmas carol, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Magnificat, Miserere, Negro spiritual, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, Volkslied, alba, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi, calypso, canso, cantata, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol, cavatina, chanson, chant, chantey, chorale, church music, croon, croon song, dirge, ditty, doxology, drinking song, epithalamium, folk song, gospel, gospel music, hallelujah, hosanna, hymeneal, hymn, hymn of praise, hymn-tune, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, introit, laud, lay, lied, lilt, love song, love-lilt, mantra, mass, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy, motet, national anthem, offertory, offertory sentence, oratorio, paean, passion, prosodion, prothalamium, psalm, psalmody, recessional, report, requiem, requiem mass, response, responsory, sacred music, serena, serenade, serenata, song, spiritual, theme song, torch song, versicle, war song, wedding song, white spiritual