magnificat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Magnificat
    n 1: (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46
         beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Magnificat \Mag*nif"i*cat\, n. [L., it magnifies.]
   The song of the Virgin Mary, --Luke i. 46; -- so called
   because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.
   [1913 Webster]