magnificat
noun
mag·nif·i·cat mag-ˈni-fi-ˌkat 
-ˌkät
-ˌkät män-ˈyi-fi-ˌkät
1
capitalized
a
: the canticle of the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:46–55
b
: a musical setting for the Magnificat
2
: an utterance of praise
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, magnifies, from magnificare to magnify; from the first word of the canticle
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
- petrifactive
- petrific
- petrification
- petrifications
- petrified
- Petrified Forest National Park
- petrifier
- petrifiers
- petrifies
- petrify
- petrifying
- petrifyingly
- Petrine
- Petrinism
- Petrinist
- petro-
- Petrobia
- Petrobrusian
- Petrochelidon
- petrochemical
- petrochemicals
- petrochemistries
- petrochemistry
- petrocole
- petrocoptes