Daily Almanac for
Nov 19, 2008
Search White Pages
Info search tips
Bio search tips

Magnificat

To sing the Magnificat at matins. To do things at the wrong time, or out of place. The Magnificat does not belong to the morning service, but to vespers. The Magnificat is Luke i. 46-55 in Latin.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Magnificat from Infoplease:

See a map of "" in the Visual Thesaurus

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

Related Content