Canticle is an English word with synonyms like hymn or anthem. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Canticle meaning
A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
Using Canticle
- The main meaning on this page is: A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
- Useful related words include: hymn, anthem.
- In the example corpus, canticle often appears in combinations such as: spiritual canticle.
Context around Canticle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Canticle
- In this selection, "canticle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spiritual and dark stand out and add context to how "canticle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s a canticle for leibowitz and the spiritual canticle dark night. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "canticle" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with canticle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sr. Kelley retired to Mount St. Clare Convent in 1996 and then to The Canticle in 1997. (17 words)
For example, Walter M. Miller Jr. 's A Canticle for Leibowitz is not generally considered a future history. (18 words)
The Spiritual Canticle was first included in the 1630 edition, produced by Fray Jeronimo de San José, at Madrid. (19 words)
The Spiritual Canticle is an eclogue in which the bride (representing the soul ) searches for the bridegroom (representing Jesus Christ ), and is anxious at having lost him; both are filled with joy upon reuniting. (34 words)
Certainly, John does appear to have used Garcilaso's verse forms in his own poetry, in particular in the Spiritual Canticle, Dark Night, and Living Flame of Love. (28 words)
This edition does not contain the Spiritual Canticle however, and also omits or adapts certain passages, perhaps for fear of falling foul of the Inquisition. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Sr. Kelley retired to Mount St. Clare Convent in 1996 and then to The Canticle in 1997.
Certainly, John does appear to have used Garcilaso's verse forms in his own poetry, in particular in the Spiritual Canticle, Dark Night, and Living Flame of Love.
For example, Walter M. Miller Jr. 's A Canticle for Leibowitz is not generally considered a future history.
The Spiritual Canticle is an eclogue in which the bride (representing the soul ) searches for the bridegroom (representing Jesus Christ ), and is anxious at having lost him; both are filled with joy upon reuniting.
The Spiritual Canticle was first included in the 1630 edition, produced by Fray Jeronimo de San José, at Madrid.
This edition does not contain the Spiritual Canticle however, and also omits or adapts certain passages, perhaps for fear of falling foul of the Inquisition.
Common combinations with canticle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: