Hymn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɪm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hymn is a noun meaning A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
Meaning
A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To sing a hymn.
- (transitive) To praise or extol in hymns.
Example Sentences
To hymn the birth-night of the Lord.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
An unknown cast, including Diane Keaton, hymned the Age of Aquarius, stripped off at the end of the first act and let the sunshine in at the end of the second.
In sculpture and in the drama, in Aristophanic farce and in hieratic rituals, in pictorial art and in the stream of literature, the phallus is transcendent. Thus the Priapean poetry of the ancients, particularly of the Romans, hymned sexual potency.
Word Forms
- hymns
- hymning
- hymned
Synonyms for hymn
Depending on context, synonyms include anthem.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anthem, psalm, commendation, ode, chant, singing.
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