hymn

hymn

 (hĭm)

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

(hɪm)

n

1. (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

[C13: from Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos]

hymnic adj

ˈhymnˌlike adj

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hymn

(hɪm)

n., v. hymned, hymn•ing. n.

1. a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.

2. something resembling this, as a speech or essay in praise of someone or something.

v.t.

3. to praise or celebrate in a hymn.

4. to express in a hymn.

v.i.

5. to sing hymns.

[before 1000; Middle English ymne (< Old French), Old English ymn < Latin hymnus < Greek hýmnos song in praise of gods or heroes]

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hymn

Past participle: hymned
Gerund: hymning

Imperative

hymn

hymn

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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 Readings were accompanied by an old Irish hymn.

2. song of praise, anthem, paean a hymn to freedom and rebellion

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Translations

تَرْتيل، تَرْتيلَهتَرْنِيمَةٌ

chvalozpěvhymnuschorál

salme

Hymne

ύμνος

cánticohimno

hymnivirsi

hymnecantique

himna

sálmur

innoinno religioso

賛美歌

찬송가

himnaslavas dziesma

hymnelofzang

hymnesalme

hymn

hino

гимн

himna

hymnpsalm

เพลงศาสนา

ilahiilâhî

bài thánh ca

赞美诗

hymn

[hɪm]

A. N → himno m

B. CPD hymn book N → himnario m

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hymn

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

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hymn

n → Kirchenlied nt; hymn of praise (fig) → Lobeshymne f

vt (old) → besingen; (Eccl) → (lob)preisen

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hymn

[hɪm] n → inno (sacro)

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hymn

(him) noun

a (usually religious) song of praise. gesang تَرْتيل، تَرْتيلَه химн hino hymnus, chvalozpěv die Hymne salme ύμνοςhimno hümn سرود بزرگداشت ylistysvirsi cantiqueמזמור स्त्रोत, स्तोत्रगान crkvena pjesma, slavopojka (egyházi) ének lagu pujaan sálmur inno 賛美歌 (교회의) 찬송가 himnas (baznīcas) slavas dziesma; himna gita puja hymnesalme, hymnehymn مذهبی سندری hino imn гимн hymnus himna himna hymn, lovsång, psalm เพลงสวด ilâhî 讚美詩 гимн مناجات وغیرہ thánh ca 赞美诗

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hymn

→ تَرْنِيمَةٌ chvalozpěv salme Hymne ύμνος cántico virsi hymne himna inno 賛美歌 찬송가 hymne salme hymn hino гимн psalm เพลงศาสนา ilahi bài thánh ca 赞美诗

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