hymn

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: anthem

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)Synonyms: anthem

Verb (2)

  1. sing a hymn
  2. praise by singing a hymn“They hymned their love of God”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hymn \Hymn\ (h[i^]m), n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ?; perh. akin to ? web, ? to weave, and so to E. weave.] 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; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns. [1913 Webster]

Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col. iii. 16. [1913 Webster]

Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal. [1913 Webster]

Hymn \Hymn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning.] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. ?.] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. [1913 Webster]

To hymn the bright of the Lord. --Keble. [1913 Webster]

Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Hymn \Hymn\, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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