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NUNC DIMITTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nunc dimittis mean?
• NUNC DIMITTIS (noun)
The noun NUNC DIMITTIS has 1 sense:
1. the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
Familiarity information: NUNC DIMITTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Canticle of Simeon; Nunc dimittis
Instance hypernyms:
prayer (a fixed text used in praying)
Context examples
"Nunc dimittis!" he cried at last.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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