Advertisement

Advertisement

Canticle of Canticles

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Song of Solomon.



Canticle of Canticles

noun

  1. another name for the Song of Solomon, used in the Douay Bible

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Canticle of Canticles presupposes for its just interpretation a certain familiarity with the details of Solomon's life during the golden period of his reign.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

In the Canticle of Canticles the Lamb of God is pictured as feeding among the lilies.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

The reference to the Song of Songs—also the Song of Solomon and Canticle of Canticles—may require a little explanation.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

He devoted much labor to his sermons on the Canticle of Canticles, the work remaining unfinished at his death.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

These works are all lost, excepting some part of the parables extant in the book of Proverbs; and his chief poem called the Canticle of Canticles.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


canticlecanticum