Nunc dimittis n 1: the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: {Canticle of Simeon}, {Nunc dimittis}]
Nunc dimittis \Nunc" di*mit"tis\ [L. nunc now + dimittis thou lettest depart.] (Eccl.) The {song of Simeon} (--Luke ii. 29-32), used in the ritual of many churches. It begins with these words in the Vulgate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]