canticle

Example Sentences

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Christina Rossetti fears that her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, is being stalked by a killer whose murders make reference to the Purgatory canticle of Dante’s “Divine Comedy.”

From New York Times

On February 8th 1996 in Davos, Switzerland, he wrote his most famous and controversial canticle: “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace.”

From Economist

Compline is a simple service, including a confession of sins, one or more psalms, a short reading from scripture, versicles and responses, the Lord’s Prayer, and the canticle Nunc Dimittis.

From Washington Post

Dialogue and dancers were added, as was “With Joy, Hope and Wonder,” a canticle meant to show the naïvely welcoming attitude of the Britons before they are destroyed by the invaders.

From New York Times

In the final image, the canticle combines with more recent history.

From Washington Times