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Mag·nif·i·cat

(măg-nĭf′ĭ-kăt′)

n. Christianity

1. The canticle beginning Magnificat anima mea Dominum ("My soul doth magnify the Lord").

2. A musical setting of this canticle.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin magnificat, it magnifies, third person sing. present tense of magnificāre, to magnify, extol; see magnify.]

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Magnificat

(mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkæt)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the hymn of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46-55), used as a canticle

[from the opening phrase in the Latin version, Magnificat anima mea Dominum (my soul doth magnify the Lord)]

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Mag•nif•i•cat

(mægˈnɪf ɪˌkæt, -ˌkɑt; mɑgˈnɪf ɪˌkɑt, mɑnˈyɪf-)

n.

1. the canticle of the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:46–55.

2. a musical setting for this.

[1150–1200; < Latin: (it) magnifies (the first word of the hymn)]

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Magnificat - (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')

Gospel According to Luke, Gospel of Luke, Luke - one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life

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Magnificat

[mægˈnɪfɪkæt] N → Magníficat m

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