Mag·nif·i·cat 
(măg-nĭfĭ-kăt′)
(măg-nĭfĭ-kăt′)n.
Christianity
Christianity
1. The canticle beginning Magnificat anima mea Dominum ("My soul doth magnify the Lord").
2. A musical setting of this canticle.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin magnificat, it magnifies, third person sing. present tense of magnificāre, to magnify, extol; see MAGNIFY.]