Hymn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity.
  • n. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
  • v. To praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn.
  • verb-intransitive. To sing hymns.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A song of praise or worship.
  • v. To sing a hymn; to praise or worship by singing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service
  • v. To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
  • verb-intransitive. To sing in praise or adoration.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In general, a religious ode, song, or other poem: as, the Homeric hymns; the hymns of Pindar.
  • n. Specifically A metrical formula of public worship, usually designed to be sung by a company of worshipers.
  • n. In a narrow sense, an extra-Biblical poem of worship: opposed to psalm.
  • To celebrate or worship in song; address hymns to; salute with song.
  • To express in a hymn; sing as a hymn: as, “hymned thanks,”
  • To sing hymns.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. sing a hymn
  • v. praise by singing a hymn
  • n. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
  • Verb Form
    hymned    hymning    hymns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sing    laud    proclaim    glorify    extol    exalt   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    hymned    hymning    hymnbook    hymnody    hymnal    hymnodist   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sing    hymnic    psalm    canticle    pæan    choral    Sanctus    triumph    troparion    hymeneal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grim    Grimm    Him    Im    Jim    Kim    Sim    Tim    Zim    brim   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chant    poem    melody    ballad    song    sermon    prayer    chorus    poetry    anthem