'song of Simeon' definitions:

Definition of 'song of Simeon'

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.]