'Nunc dimittis' definitions:

Definition of 'Nunc dimittis'

(from WordNet)
noun
The prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: Canticle of Simeon, Nunc dimittis]

Definition of 'Nunc dimittis'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.]