Magnificat
The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churchesThe 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.
Meaning
1 sensesThe 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.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.
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