Associations to the word «Magnificat»

Wiktionary

MAGNIFICAT, proper noun. (music) The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words at the Annunciation

Dictionary definition

MAGNIFICAT, noun. (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum').

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne