Magnificat

[ mag-nif-i-kat, -kaht; mahg-nif-i-kaht, mahn-yif- ]

/ mægˈnɪf ɪˌkæt, -ˌkɑt; mɑgˈnɪf ɪˌkɑt, mɑnˈyɪf- /

(italics) the hymn of the Virgin Mary in Luke, 1:46–55, beginning “My soul doth magnify the Lord,” used as a canticle at evensong or vespers.

a musical setting for this.

Origin of Magnificat

1150–1200; Middle English < Latin: (it) magnifies (from the first word of the hymn)

This so-called “Madonna of the Magnificat” was painted in Florence around 1485 by Sandro Botticelli and his team.

Paul Allen Goes Old Master |Blake Gopnik |October 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Turning now to the song of Mary, our Magnificat, we come to poetry of a higher order.

Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke |Henry Burton
Vespers or Evensong consists of five varying psalms, a hymn, the Magnificat (Luke i. 46-55) and prayers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 |Various
For all Scientists study their Bibles diligently, and they know their Magnificat.

Christian Science |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The next she knew was that she heard the Magnificat being sung in honour of her cure.

Lourdes |Robert Hugh Benson
The next window also has five lights, and illustrates the Magnificat.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester |Thomas Perkins

Magnificat

/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkæt) /

Christianity the hymn of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46-55), used as a canticle

from the opening phrase in the Latin version, Magnificat anima mea Dominum (my soul doth magnify the Lord)