Magnificat

Examples

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• The reader is not reminded that the Magnificat announces that God "has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly."

  Academic text (2010)

• In Christian worship, the congregation often sings the Magnificat during special services.

• Brother S and Amy, standing side by side, holding the book of music between them, sang the "Magnificat."

  Fiction book (1993)

• The Magnificat and the Militant Mary

  Academic text (2005)

• It was the fulfillment of the promise of the Magnificat that the rich would give up their advantages and the poor would be well fed.

  Academic text (2001)

• In the Magnificat, Mary again calls herself "servant" or "slave" (doule) (1:48).

  Academic text (2005)

• Though their trust in the Bible has been shaken, their return to the scriptural text has facilitated rediscovery of discipleship as a primary category for Mary and the social dimensions of the Magnificat.

  Academic text (2005)

• Feminist Mariologies have made a significant contribution to Marian literature by recovering the Magnificat with its spirituality of Israel's poor and lowly, together with its aggressive prophetic Mary.

  Academic text (2005)

• Mary's Magnificat expresses her deep gratitude and praise for God's blessings.

• During Advent, many choirs perform the Magnificat as a beautiful part of their repertoire.

Synonyms

C

canticle

vsMagnificat

• Formal

1 9.5

A hymn or song of praise from the Bible used in Christian worship

is a single named biblical hymn from Luke traditionally sung by the Virgin Mary

Surface Forms

Etymology