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Magnificat

Magnificat [Lat.,=magnifies], song of the Virgin Mary, beginning "Magnificat anima mea Dominum" [my soul doth magnify the Lord], from Luke 1.46-55. It is the daily vesper hymn of the Roman Catholic Church and is usually sung at evening prayer in the Church of England.

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Magnificat. Mary's song of praise in Luke 1. 46–55, from the Latin Magnificat anima mea Dominum (‘My soul doth magnify the Lord’).

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magnificat the canticle beginning ‘Magnificat anima mea Dominum’ My soul doth magnify the Lord (Luke 1: 46); 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. of L. magnificāre MAGNIFY.

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