Editing Nunc dimittis (section)

{{Short description|Passage from the Gospel of Luke}}
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[[File:Aert de Gelder - Het loflied van Simeon.jpg|thumb|250px|''Simeon's Song of Praise'' by [[Aert de Gelder]], {{Circa|1700–1710}}]]

The '''Nunc dimittis'''<ref name="Machen1903">{{cite book|last=Machen|first=Minnie Gresham |author-link=Minnie Gresham Machen|title=The Bible in Browning: With Particular Reference to The Ring and the Book|url=https://archive.org/details/bibleinbrowning00machgoog|year=1903|publisher=Macmillan|page=[https://archive.org/details/bibleinbrowning00machgoog/page/n167 157]}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|lang|n|ʊ|ŋ|k|_|d|ɪ|ˈ|m|ɪ|t|ɪ|s}}), also known as the '''Song of Simeon''' or the '''Canticle of Simeon''', is a [[canticle]] taken from the second chapter of the [[Gospel of Luke]], verses 29 to 32. Its [[Latin language|Latin]] name comes from its [[incipit]], the opening words, of the [[Vulgate]] translation of the passage, meaning "Now you let depart".<ref>[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nunc-dimittis "Nunc dimittis", ''Collins Dictionary'']</ref> Since the 4th century it has been used in Christian services of evening worship such as [[Compline]], [[Vespers]], and [[Evensong]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nunc-Dimittis |title=Nunc Dimittis|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>