canticum

[ kan-ti-kuhm ]

noun

, plural can·ti·ca [kan, -ti-k, uh].

1. part of an ancient Roman drama chanted or sung and accompanied by music.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canticum¹

< Latin, equivalent to cant ( us ) song ( canto, chant ) + -icum noun suffix; -ic

Example Sentences

Habes quod semper sitisti; decanta Canticum, quia per malitiam hominum non per tuam religionem, orbem vicisti.

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Several copies of the 'Canticum' have been found, coloured and uncoloured.

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Then followed Psalms 8, 62, and 66; "Canticum Moysi" in its own tone.

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The comparison is the more apt, as about two-thirds of the illustrative scenes referred to in the next paragraph are in canticum.

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They are short hymns, and the term may be derived from the Latin Canticum.

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