hymn

[hymn]

A hymn is a religious song, especially one praising God. People often sing hymns during church services.

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An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.

Noun
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

Verb
praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"

Verb
sing a hymn


n.
An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.

v. t.
To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.

v. i.
To sing in praise or adoration.


Hymn

Hymn , n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ; perh. akin to web, to weave, and so to E. weave.] An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps.
Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.

Hymn

Hymn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning .] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. .] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.

Hymn

Hymn, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.

An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.

To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.

To sing in praise or adoration.

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Usage Examples

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

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