Canticle of Canticles

proper noun

Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

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Song of Songs
OriginLatin Canticum Canticorum →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Canticle of Canticles
  1. biblicalSynonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

    Synonyms: Song of Songs

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Similar
Song of Songs
Also see
song of songs

Origin

  1. LatinCanticum Canticorum“Song of Songs”
  2. EnglishCanticle of Canticles

A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”).

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Canticle of Canticles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canticle%20of%20Canticles

MLA

“Canticle of Canticles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canticle%20of%20Canticles. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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