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canticle phrase

Phrase
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An expression modeled on biblical or liturgical songs of praise, often with archaic diction and exalted tone; in poetry, it evokes religious devotion, joy, and the solemnity of worship.

Detailed Definition
Canticle phrases borrow scriptural cadence and devotional tone, framing personal verse as sacred hymn; they elevate emotion into worship, using parallelism and invocation to align human voice with divine praise.
Example
Example in poetry:
Praise the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy name; bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; let the heavens echo, and the earth respond.
Additional Notes
Canticle phrases emulate biblical songs of praise: “Let the heavens rejoice,” “Praise the Lord with harp and lyre”; they are liturgical, elevated, and often anaphoric; found in Donne’s Holy Sonnets, Herbert’s “The Temple,” and modern liturgical poetry; maintain parallel structure and archaic diction (“thee,” “thy”); avoid mixing registers; use to frame spiritual revelation or communal worship; related to hymnal phrase, benediction formula, liturgical phrase; powerful when contrasted with earthly or bitter phrases.
Also Known As
biblical canticle sacred song liturgical chant
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