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| 1. | (italics) the canticle beginning with the words of Simeon, in Luke 2:29–32, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.” |
| 2. | (lowercase) permission to leave; dismissal or departure. |
| Nunc Di·mit·tis (nŭngk' dĭ-mĭt'ĭs, nŏŏngk') n. A Christian canticle or hymn using the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29-32, beginning "Nunc dimittis servum tuum" ("Now lettest thou thy servant depart"). [Late Latin Nunc Dīmittis : Latin nunc, now + Latin dīmittis, second person sing. present tense of dīmittere, to send away.] |