Cantico
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cantico is a noun meaning A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome.
Meaning
A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome.
More Meanings
- A dance festival in which colonial Americans and natives both participated.
- (by extension) An uproar; activity that is full of high spirits and violent action.
Example Sentences
They enjoyed the fairs and the Indian canticoes but the novelty passed.
With these reassuring words Wisamek again leaped for joy, gyrating like a young brave at a cantico.
It was almost like father and son meeting to adjust a little misunderstanding arising from the latter's canticoes.
The cash-book tells us of the expense of himself and family going to fairs, and Indian canticoes, probably gotten up to amuse the Proprietary.
Word Forms
- canticos
- canticoes
- canticoy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sundance, candombe, ajaja, tikinagan, kolo, ciranda.
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