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† ˈcantion Obs.
[ad. L. cantiōn-em singing, incantation, f. cant- ppl. stem of canĕre to sing.]
1. A song.
1579E. K. Spenser's Sheph. Cal., Oct. Gloss., Singing a Cantion of Colins making. c1660Wharton Fasts & Fest. Wks. (1683) 17 The Ecclesiastical Cantion thereon [Quinquagesima] used, taken from Psalm 30.
2. An incantation, charm.
1656Blount Glossogr., Cantion, a song or enchantment, a sorcery or charm. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. iv. 349 The Arcane Cantion..harps much upon this Point. |