What's the difference between benedictus and canticle?
Benedictus
Definition:
(a.) The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
Example Sentences:
(1) Best of the Guardian's comedy coverage • "With sharp writing and a strong sense of what it is to be young, drunk and at uni, Fresh Meat doesn't just nail the student experience – it also breathes life into the stale house-share sitcom" – David Renshaw on Your next box set • "A kind of psychedelic Thatcher …" – Leo Benedictus pays tribute to Dame Edna Everage in this week's Comedy gold slot • "They might not be the critics' choices, but we're in times now where people like to be nostalgic and relive the times when they laughed out loud" – Adil Ray on his sitcom Citizen Khan • "I always seemed to play a drug addict stealing a baby" – Miranda star Sarah Hadland on her "slog" of a career • "I really don't like upsetting people, and the fact I do makes me bury my head" – Tim Minchin, interviewed by Kate Kellaway in the Observer Hello Ladies, goodbye Emmys 'A diverting curiosity': Stephen Merchant in Hello Ladies.
(2) The results demonstrate that Cnicus benedictus (blessed thistle), Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (marguerite, ox-eye daisy) and Helianthus debilis (dwarf sunflower) are strong sensitizers while Helenium amarum (bitterweed), Gaillardia amblyodon (blanket flower), Artemisia ludoviciana (prairie sage), Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) and Solidago virgaurea (goldenrod) are medium sensitizers.
(3) • "If you lean left already, or can pry your mind open for three quarters of an hour, then this is the place to sample agitcom" – Leo Benedictus covers the great Robert Newman in this week's Comedy gold slot .
Canticle
Definition:
(n.) A song; esp. a little song or hymn.
(n.) The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament.
(n.) A canto or division of a poem
(n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the white-stuccoed nave of St Martin-In-The-Fields, cloistered from the late afternoon traffic of Trafalgar Square, a choir is performing one of the canticles of Evensong.
(2) May our canteens be festooned with canticles, our shoeshops filled with catalectic feet.
(3) While the details of our situation will remain appropriately private, I am seeking to be as open and honest in the midst of this decision as I have been in other dramatic moments of my life – coming out in 1986, falling in love, and accepting the challenge of becoming Christendom’s first openly gay priest to be elected a bishop in the historic succession of bishops stretching back to the apostles.” He added: “It is at least a small comfort to me, as a gay rights and marriage equality advocate, to know that like any marriage, gay and lesbian couples are subject to the same complications and hardships that afflict marriages between heterosexual couples.” Jim Naughton, an advocate for gay rights and co-founder of Canticle Communications, told the Associated Press the "strength, grace and generosity" shown by Robinson and Andrew would “always be a source of inspiration" for Episcopalians and Anglicans seeking acceptance of gay relationships.