Definition
A liturgical canticle or prayer, specifically the Song of Simeon in Christian worship services, often used as part of evening prayers.
Etymology
From Latin Nunc dimittis ('Now let depart'), the opening words of Simeon's prayer in Luke 2:29-32. The phrase became the name for this entire song or canticle.
Kelly Says
Nunc dimittis is profoundly moving—an elderly man finally sees the promised Messiah and asks to die in peace, making it a meditation on completion and acceptance that's been sung in churches for nearly 2,000 years.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዲምት ISIS (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
ARالعربية
ديميتيس (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
BNবাংলা
দিমিতিস (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
CACatalà
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
CSČeština
Dimittis
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DADansk
Dimittis
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DEDeutsch
Dimittis
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ELΕλληνικά
Δημήττης (Dimittis)
dee-MEET-ees
ESEspañol
Dimittis
dee-MEE-tis
FAفارسی
دیمیتریس (Dimitris)
dee-mee-tree-s
FISuomi
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
FRFrançais
Dimittis
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GUGU
દિમિટિસ (Dimitis)
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HAHA
Dimittis
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HEעברית
דמיטריס (Dimitris)
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HIहिन्दी
दिमितिस (Dimitis)
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HUMagyar
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
IDBahasa Indonesia
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
IGIG
Dimittis
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ITItaliano
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
JA日本語
ディミティス (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tee-su
KKKK
Димиттіс (Dimittis)
dee-mee-ttis
KMKM
ឌីមីតិស (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
KO한국어
디미티스 (Dimitis)
di-mi-ti-seu
MRMR
दिमितिस (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
MSBahasa Melayu
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီမီတစ် (Dimittis)
dee-mee-tit
NLNederlands
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
NONorsk
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
PAPA
ਦਿਮਿਟਿਸ (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
PLPolski
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
PTPortuguês
Dimittis
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RORomână
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
RUРусский
Димиттис (Dimittis)
dee-mee-ttis
SVSvenska
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
SWKiswahili
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
TAதமிழ்
டிமித்திஸ் (Dimittis)
dee-mee-thees
TEతెలుగు
డిమిటిస్ (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
THไทย
ดิมิทิส (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tis
TLTL
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
TRTürkçe
Dimittis
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UKУкраїнська
Димиттіс (Dimittis)
dee-mee-ttis
URاردو
دِمِيتِس (Dimitis)
dee-mee-tees
VITiếng Việt
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss
YOYO
Dimittis
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ZH中文
迪米蒂斯 (Dí mí dì sī)
dee mee dee see
ZUZU
Dimittis
dee-MEET-iss