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Canticles
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Canticle. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. CANTICLES. kan'-ti-k'-lz. See SONG OF SONGS. ...
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Songs (100 Occurrences)
... V. CLOSING HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS LITERATURE The full title in Hebrew is "The So
of Songs, which is Solomon's." The book is called by some Canticles, and by ...
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Song (207 Occurrences)
... V. CLOSING HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS LITERATURE The full title in Hebrew is "The So
of Songs, which is Solomon's." The book is called by some Canticles, and by ...
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Apple (8 Occurrences)
... It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine (Joel 1:12), and frequently
referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty (2:3, 5; 8:5). There ...
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Vulgate
... Gallican Psalter. The preface to Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles and
Chronicles is extant to show he had revised these books. Job ...
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Preacher (27 Occurrences)
... Concerning this tradition two facts are to be noted: First, it classes Ecclesiastes
with the 5 miscellaneous books (Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes ...
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Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)
... Concerning this tradition two facts are to be noted: First, it classes Ecclesiastes
with the 5 miscellaneous books (Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes ...
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Ostraca
... idic New Testament. A Christian hymn to Mary, akin to the canticles of
Luke, and some Christian letters have been found. The work ...
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Poetry
... as criticism, it may unhesitatingly be affirmed that the Hebrew Scriptures contain
a goodly amount of genuine poetry; compare the Psalms, Job, Canticles, etc. ...
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Lily (9 Occurrences)
... They supplied models for the ornaments of the pillars and the molten sea" (1 Kings
7:19, 22, 26; 2 Chronicles 4:5). In the Canticles its beauty and fragrance ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Canticles

(Song of Songs), entitled in the Authorized Version THE SONG OF SOLOMON. It was probably written by Solomon about B.C. 1012. It may be called a drama, as it contains the dramatic evolution of a simple love-story. Meaning. -- The schools of interpretation may be divided into three: the mystical or typical, the allegorical, and the literal .

The mystical interpretation owes its origin to the desire to find a literal basis of fact for the allegorical. This basis is either the marriage of Solomon with Pharoah's daughter or his marriage with an Israelitish woman, the Shulamite.
The allegorical. According to the Talmud the beloved is taken to be God; the loved one , or bride, is the congregation of Israel . In the Christian Church the Talmudical interpretation, imported by Origen, was all but universally received.
The literal interpretation. According to the most generally-received interpretation of the modern literalists, the Song is intended to display the victory of humble and constant love over the temptations of wealth and royalty. Canonicity. -- The book has been rejected from the Canon by some critics; but in no case has its rejection been defended on external grounds. It is found in the LXX. and in the translations of Aquila, Symmachus and Theodotion. It is contained in the catalog given in the Talmud,a nd in the catalogue of Melito; and in short we have the same evidence for its canonicity as that which is commonly adduced for the canonicity of any book of the Old Testament.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CANTICLES

kan'-ti-k'-lz.

See SONG OF SONGS.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Plural of Canticle.