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canticle

/ˈkæntɪkl/

Meanings
noun

Cántico, himno

A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Examples :

"The choir sang a beautiful canticle based on the words of the Book of Psalms during the church service. "
El coro cantó un hermoso cántico basado en las palabras del Libro de los Salmos durante el servicio religioso.
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Related Words

Illustration psalms

psalms noun

/sɑːmz/ /sɑlmz/

Salmo, cántico sagrado

"The choir sang psalms beautifully during the church service. "

El coro cantó salmos hermosamente durante el servicio religioso.

Illustration choir

choir noun

/kwaɪə(ɹ)/ /kwaɪɚ/

Coro, grupo coral

"The church choir practices Thursday nights."

El coro de la iglesia ensaya los jueves por la noche.

Illustration hymn

hymn noun

/hɪm/

Himno

"The choir sang a beautiful hymn during the church service. "

El coro cantó un hermoso himno durante el servicio religioso.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration based

based verb

/beɪst/

Basar, fundamentar

"The teacher's lesson was based on the students' prior knowledge of fractions. "

La lección del profesor se basó en el conocimiento previo de los estudiantes sobre las fracciones.

Illustration chant

chant noun

/tʃænt/

Canto

"The monks' morning prayer was a simple, powerful chant. "

La oración matutina de los monjes era un canto simple y poderoso.

Illustration words

words noun

/wɜːdz/

Palabras

"The teacher wrote new vocabulary words on the board. "

El profesor escribió nuevas palabras de vocabulario en la pizarra.

Illustration biblical

biblical adjective

/ˈbɪblɪkəl/

Bíblico

"Tithing is both a quranic and biblical virtue."

El diezmo es una virtud tanto coránica como bíblica.

Illustration church

church noun

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

Iglesia

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

Hay una pequeña y encantadora iglesia en el valle.

Illustration service

service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

Servicio, ayuda

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Digo que le hice un servicio al terminar nuestra relación; ahora puede seguir libremente su carrera.

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Bella

"Hey, beautiful!"

¡Hola, bella!

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

Durar, perdurar

"The storm during all night. "

La tormenta duró toda la noche.