canticle of simeon

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   the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)

   SynonymsNunc dimittis

   Broaderprayer

Questions about canticle of simeon

What does canticle of simeon mean?

canticle of simeon means "the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)".

What is another word for canticle of simeon?

Close synonyms include Nunc dimittis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is canticle of simeon a common word?

canticle of simeon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.