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hymn Definition

hymn (him)

noun

  1. a song in praise or honor of God, a god, or gods
  2. any song of praise or glorification

Etymology: ME ymen < OE ymen & OFr ymne, both < LL (Ec) hymnus < Gr hymnos, a hymn, festive song, ode

transitive verb

to express or praise in a hymn

intransitive verb

to sing a hymn

hymn Synonyms

hymn

n.

religious song, song of worship, ode, chant, psalm, paean, carol, anthem, evensong, litany, hosanna, motet, canticle, oratorio; see also song.

hymn Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • thanksgiving: Full of courage and passion, The Notebook is both a hymn of thanksgiving and a requiem.
  • praise: He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.

Converse of object

  • sing: They ate with the Lord, prayed with Him, sang hymns with Him, pledged their loyalty to Him.
  • recite: A priest will recite some hymns from the scriptures.
  • chant: A man of no specific era walks or crawls up a human wide millstream chanting a Welsh hymn.
  • compose: Ram Das composed many hymns in praise of the divine Name, which were sung by the Panth.

Adjective modifier

  • sessional: Sessional hymn of the holy bishop, in Tone V: Spec.
  • devotional: The latter category consists principally of ginans, devotional hymns reflecting the indigenous literary tradition of the Nizari Ismaili Khojas of South Asia.
  • favorite: Kids ( CD ) Price now: £ 7.99 Your favorite hymns, recorded just for your kids.
  • Latin: To the chant of the ninth century Latin hymn, " Veni, Creator Spiritus.
  • funeral: A funeral hymn is followed by a New Orleans-style parade.

Modifies a noun

  • tune: A solo trumpet can steadily enhance a hymn tune.
  • singing: The worse the hymn singing, the better it works.
  • sheet: I'm glad we're singing from the same hymn sheet.
  • writer: Hymn writers with their own pages can be found here.
  • sandwich: Were Chinese people hooked on incense, or did they take Victorian hymn sandwich for preference?

Noun used with modifier

  • communion: The Communion hymn is from the 17 th century.
  • harvest: The evening was rounded off with a few rousing choruses of harvest hymns.
  • singing: To break away from the stereotypical image that church services are just for boring old people who like singing hymns.

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