Magnificat
Meanings
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- The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.
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