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- proper noun biblical Also known as the
Canticle of Canticles , an alternative name for theSong of Solomon , a book of theBible in theOld Testament .
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- noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
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Every Day Fiction My flash fiction, Canticles, is the story of the day today at Every Day [...]
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The word Canticles is thus seen to be somewhat elastic in its comprehension.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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It is also called Canticles, meaning Song of Songs and is so-called, perhaps, because of its very great beauty.
The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books Josiah Blake Tidwell 1908
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"Benedicite", while in its Calendar the word Canticles is applied to what is commonly known as the "Song of Solomon" (the Catholic
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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It was natural enough that Hebrew theologians should have hesitated to stamp with the seal of orthodoxy a book which the poet Heine calls the Canticles of
The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur Emile Joseph Dillon 1894
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_Te Deum_ is the only one of the Psalms and Canticles which is not provided with _Gloria Patri_ at the end of it.
The Prayer Book Explained Percival Jackson
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"Canticles"; "spiritual songs" are those not written in the Scriptures but of daily origin with men.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Martin Luther 1514
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K.C. Ball had a story in EDF earlier this month called “Canticles.”
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Psalms & Canticles – chant (men and women alternating)
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His earlier work on the Rothschild Canticles explored the possible links between an illuminated manuscripts and its female user.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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