Hymn /(hĭm)/
Hymn
n.
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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.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps.
Phrases & Compounds
- Hymn book
- a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.
Hymn
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Hymned; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning
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To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Hymn
v. i.
- To sing in praise or adoration.