Look up: hymn

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   Hymn
   Poem written in praise of God and usually sung in Christian worship e.g. Light Shining Out of Darkness by William Cowper. Cowper collaborated with John Newton to write the Olney Hymns (1771-72).
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   hymn
   [n] - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) 2. [v] - sing a hymn 3. [v] - praise by singing a hymn
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   hymn
   Song in praise of a deity. Examples include Akhenaton's hymn to the Aton in ancient Egypt, the ancient Greek Orphic hymns, Old Testament psalms, extracts from the New Testament (such as the `Ave...
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   Hymn
   From the Greek word, hymnos, meaning 'song of praise.' A hymn is a poem or other metrical composition adapted for singing in a church service.
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   Hymn
   Hymn (hĭm) noun [ Middle English hympne , ympne , French hymne , Old French also ymne , Latin hymnus , Greek ...; perhaps akin to ... web, ... to weave, and so to English 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 Homeri ...
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   Hymn
   Hymn transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hymned ; present participle & verbal noun Hymning .] [ Confer Latin hymnire , Greek ....] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. « To hymn the bright of the Lord.» Keble. « Their praise is hymned by loftier ha ...
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   Hymn
   Hymn intransitive verb To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.
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   hymn
   anthem noun a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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   hymn
   verb praise by singing a hymn; `They hymned their love of God`
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    hymn
    verb sing a hymn
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    Hymn
    A `hymn` is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. The word `hymn` derives from Greek `hymnos` `a song of praise`, which itself is derived from the Proto-Indo-European stem *`sh2em-` `to sing` and is related to Hittite ` `he sings` and Sanskrit `sÄÂ?man` `song`. A writer of hymns is known as a `hymnist` or `hy...
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    Hymn
    • (n.) An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts` hymns. • (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. • (v. i.) To sing in praise or adoration.Hymn: words in t...
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    hymn
    strictly, a song used in Christian worship, usually sung by the congregation and characteristically having a metrical, strophic (stanzaic), ... [22 related articles]
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    hymn
    a poem praising God or other divine being or place, often sung. E.g., Sabine Baring-Gould, John Henry Newman, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and John Wesley.
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    hymn
    hymn, song of praise, devotion, or thanksgiving, especially of a religious character (see also cantata).Early Christian hymnody consisted mainly of the Psalms and the great canticles Nunc dimittis, Magnificat, and Benedictus from the Bible and of the Sanctus, Gloria in excelsis, and Te Deum. These w...
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