Definition of: Nunc dimittis
1. The song or canticle of Simeon (Luke ii 29–32): so called from the first two words of the Latin version.
2. An English translation of this canticle.
3. A musical setting for this. [<L, now let depart]
1. The song or canticle of Simeon (Luke ii 29–32): so called from the first two words of the Latin version.
2. An English translation of this canticle.
3. A musical setting for this. [<L, now let depart]
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