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Psalm vs Canticle - What's the difference?

psalm | canticle |

As nouns the difference between psalm and canticle

is that psalm is a sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God while canticle is a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

As a verb psalm

is to extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

psalm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
  • Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

    • Derived terms

    * psalmist * psalmodic * psalmody * Psalms (name of the book of the Bible in which the psalms are collected)

    Related terms

    * psalter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    canticle

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia canticle) (en noun)
  • a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text

    • Usage notes

    * The Psalms are not considered to be canticles