magnificat
英 [mæɡ'nifikæt]
美
- n. (用于晚祷的)圣母玛利亚颂
英英释义
- 1. (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
英文词源
- Magnificat (n.)
- c. 1200, from Latin third person singular of magnificare (see magnificence), from first words of the Virgin's hymn (Luke i:46, in Vulgate Magnificat anima mea dominum "My soul doth magnify the Lord") used as a canticle.