(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.
Chant
Definition:
(v. t.) To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
(v. t.) To celebrate in song.
(v. t.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
(v. i.) To make melody with the voice; to sing.
(v. i.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
(v. t.) Song; melody.
(v. t.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
(v. t.) A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
(v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
Example Sentences:
(1) Stray bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers to cheers and chants of: “Shame on you, we’re human too.” The Met deployed what it described as a “significant policing operation”, including drafting in thousands of extra officers to tackle expected unrest, after previous events ended in arrests and clashes with police across the centre of the capital.
(2) On the first anniversary of Peach's death I took part in my first ever demonstration where we chanted the names of the six SPG officers who were said to have been hitting people with batons on the street where Peach died.
(3) A foretaste of discontent came when Florian Thauvin, the underachieving £13m winger signed from Marseille last summer , was serenaded with chants of ‘You’re not fit to wear the shirt” from away fans during Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Watford .
(4) He was also satisfied he had joined in racist chanting.
(5) Arsenal had the game in their pocket and the Welshman was having such a nightmare - he missed the target with a far-post volley in the second half - that the Arsenal fans were mocking him with chants of 'Give it to Giggsy'.
(6) Demonstrators gathered in the rain in the west of the Afghan capital and marched towards the city centre, chanting death to the Taliban and Islamic State , while demanding justice and protection from the government.
(7) He was a fixture at Trump rallies, where he met chants of “Lock her up” against Hillary Clinton with a smile.
(8) He shouted “Cops Lives Matter” before being drowned out with the “Bernie” chant.
(9) Trump, embracing the spirit of the “lock her up” mob chants at his rallies, threatened: “If I win I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation – there has never been so many lies and so much deception,” he threatened.
(10) A Chelsea fan filmed while racist chants were shouted on the Paris Métro was a “vocal” supporter of Ukip, even posing with the party’s leader, Nigel Farage.
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(12) While the 1998 World Cup victory by a multicultural “black, blanc, beur” French football team led by Zinedine Zidane was hailed as a new beginning for a mixed nation, it did not stop the race rows and monkey chants in French football.
(13) Reps are asked to sign a contract that includes the clause: “I will not promote the singing of abusive, offensive, crude or intimidating chants and songs.” The contract also asks reps to confirm that they are “the first representative of the University of Nottingham that new students will meet and therefore recognise that [they are] a role model”.
(14) Her companion, a man in his fifties, also refused to give his name to the “Lugen Presse” (liar press, a term coined by the Nazis and frequently chanted at Pegida events), but is quick to add: “We’ve nothing against helping foreigners in need, like those poor people in Syria, but we should be helping them in their own country, not bringing them over here.” The demonstrations feel like an invitation for anyone to voice any grievance.
(15) The performance was not without some good‑natured heckling, largely involving bellowed chants of "We want you to stay" from the assembled playing staff.
(16) Monkey chants rang out at White Hart Lane this month as visiting Lazio "Ultras" from Italy abused three Spurs players.
(17) Wearing royal blue cloaks with pointed hoods, the boys line up beside the road in a small village just outside the city of Ségou, chanting in unison.
(18) is exactly the kind of ridiculous army recruitment advert of a chant that you would expect from our cousins across the Atlantic.
(19) We are Protestant Christians, so by sending monks to chant sutras they were trying to get us riled up,” a member of one Zhejiang church told Radio Free Asia , a US-funded news website.
(20) It demonstrated the turmoil facing Lucas, a £6m talent whose desperation to impress increases with every sporadic appearance, that the Kop began chanting Alonso's name after 36 minutes.