hymn

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.

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

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hymn

Noun

a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint [Greek humnos]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hymn - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) anthem 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
Verb	1.	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"

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hymn

noun 1. religious song, song of praise, carol, chant, anthem, psalm, paean, canticle, doxology

noun 2. song of praise, anthem, paean

Translations

hymn [hɪm] n → himno

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hymn [hɪm] n → hymne m; cantique m

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hymn [hɪm] n → Kirchenlied nt

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hymn [hɪm] n → inno; cantica