Definition of hymn

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Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.

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Polyhymnia :: Polyhymnia (n.) The Muse of lyric poetry.
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.
Hymnography :: Hymnography (n.) The art or act of composing hymns.
Hymnic :: Hymnic (a.) Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics..
Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..
Hymnist :: Hymnist (n.) A writer of hymns.
Hympne :: Hympne (n.) A hymn.
Paean :: Paean (n.) An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities..
Dirge :: Dirge (a.) A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn..
Hymn :: Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
Te Deum :: Te Deum () An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words Te Deum laudamus. It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, We praise thee, O God, it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America..
Orphic :: Orphic (a.) Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns..
Tenthredinides :: Tenthredinides (n. pl.) A group of Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.
Himpne :: Himpne (n.) A hymn.
Hymn :: 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..
Psalm :: Psalm (n.) Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship..
Methodist :: Methodist (a.) Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder..
Apopemptic :: Apopemptic (a.) Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as, apoplectic songs or hymns..
Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) One who writes on the subject of hymns.
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