hymn

 
Pronunciation: /hɪm/

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

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪmnɪk/
adjective

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

Spelling help

Remember that hymn has an n at the end, although it is not heard when you say the word.