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hymn

Pronunciation: /hɪm/

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Definition of hymn

noun

a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god:a Hellenistic hymn to Apollo
a formal song sung during Christian worship, typically by the whole congregation: the traditional Easter hymn of rejoicing
a book, film, or other composition praising someone or something:the film is a hymn to blue-collar mateyness

verb

1 [with object] praise (something):the joys of domesticity were being hymned in magazines

2 [no object] rare sing hymns: they were hymning to their god

Derivatives

hymnic

Origin:

Old English, via Latin from Greek humnos 'ode or song in praise of a god or hero', used in the Septuagint to translate various Hebrew words, and hence in the New Testament and other Christian writings

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