canticle

Etymology
From, diminutive of.

Noun

 * 1) 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.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: kantiko
 * French:
 * German: Canticum, Cantica,
 * Irish: caintic
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ка́нтика, церко́вный гимн
 * Spanish: cántico