Mag|nif|i|cat

Mag|nif|i|cat
Mag|nif|i|cat «mag NIHF uh kat», noun.
1. the hymn of the Virgin Mary, beginning Magnificat anima mea Dominum (“My soul doth magnify the Lord”), used as a canticle at evensong or vespers (in the Bible, Luke 1:46-55).
2. music for this hymn.
[< Latin magnificat it magnifies, 3rd singular present indicative of magnificāre glorify, extol]

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