Magnificat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/mæɡˈnɪfɪkæt/

Word forms

Magnificat

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.

Synonyms

Mag
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