Hymn

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  • noun. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity.
  • noun. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
  • intransitive verb. To praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn.
  • intransitive verb. To sing hymns.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To celebrate or worship in song; address hymns to; salute with song.
  • To express in a hymn; sing as a hymn: as, “hymned thanks,”
  • To sing hymns.
  • noun. In general, a religious ode, song, or other poem: as, the Homeric hymns; the hymns of Pindar.
  • noun. Specifically A metrical formula of public worship, usually designed to be sung by a company of worshipers.
  • noun. In a narrow sense, an extra-Biblical poem of worship: opposed to psalm.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
  • intransitive verb. To sing in praise or adoration.
  • noun. An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service
  • noun. a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A song of praise or worship.
  • verb. To sing a hymn; to praise or worship by singing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. sing a hymn
  • verb. praise by singing a hymn
  • noun. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
  • Word Usage
    "The term hymn has a less definite meaning than those of antiphon or responsory, and in the primitive liturgies its use is somewhat uncertain."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    exalt  extol  glorify  laud  proclaim  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grim  Grimm  Him  Im  Jim  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anthem  ballad  chant  chorus  drama  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    hymned  hymning  hymns