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hymn
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hymn  (hm)
n.
1. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity.
2. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
v. hymned, hymn·ing, hymns
v.tr.
To praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn.
v.intr.
To sing hymns.

[Middle English imne, from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, song of praise, from Greek humnos.]

hymn [hɪm]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint
2. (Music, other) a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc.
vb
to express (praises, thanks, etc.) by singing hymns
[from Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos]
hymnic  [ˈhɪmnɪk] adj
hymnlike  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hymn - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)hymn - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
dithyramb - (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
religious song - religious music for singing
doxology - a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
choral, chorale - a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
canticle - a hymn derived from the Bible
hymeneal - a wedding hymn
pean, paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
recessional - a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
Verb1.hymn - sing a hymn
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2.hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

hymn
noun
1. religious song, song of praise, carol, chant, anthem, psalm, paean, canticle, doxology Readings were accompanied by an old Irish hymn.
2. song of praise, anthem, paean a hymn to freedom and rebellion
Translations
hymn [hɪm]
A. Nhimno m
B. CPD hymn book Nhimnario m

hymn [ˈhɪm] n (sung in church)cantique m

hymn
nKirchenlied nt; hymn of praise (fig)Lobeshymne f
vt (old)besingen; (Eccl) → (lob)preisen

hymn [hɪm] ninno (sacro)

hymn
n hymn [him]
a (usually religious) song of praise. gesang تَرْتيل، تَرْتيلَه химн hymnus, chvalozpěv salme die Hymne ύμνος himno hümn سرود بزرگداشت ylistysvirsi cantique מִזמוֹר स्त्रोत, स्तोत्रगान crkvena pjesma, slavopojka (egyházi) ének lagu pujaan sálmur inno 賛美歌 (교회의) 찬송가 himnas (baznīcas) slavas dziesma; himna gita puja hymne salme, hymne hymn hino imn (церковный) гимн hymnus himna himna hymn, lovsång, psalm เพลงสวด ilâhî 讚美詩 гимн مناجات وغیرہ thánh ca

hymn ترنيمة chvalozpěv salme Hymne ύμνος cántico virsi hymne crkvena pjesma inno 賛美歌 찬송가 hymne salme hymn hino гимн psalm เพลงศาสนา ilahi bài thánh ca 赞美诗


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