Canticle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A canto or division of a poem.

II. Canticle ·noun A song; ·esp. a little song or hymn.

III. Canticle ·noun The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.

IV. Canticle ·noun A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.