Hymn

  • 31hymn — /hɪm / (say him) noun 1. a song or ode in praise or honour of God, a deity, a nation, etc. –verb (t) 2. to praise or celebrate in a hymn; express in a hymn. –verb (i) 3. to sing hymns. {Late Latin hymnus, from Greek hymnos; replacing Middle… …

  • 32hymn —   Hīmeni, leo ho onani, mele haipule, mele ho omaika i.    ♦ Selected hymn or anthem, hīmeni wae.    ♦ Closing hymn, hīmeni ho oku u …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 33hymn — 1. noun /hɪm/ a song of praise or worship 2. verb /hɪm/ To sing a hymn; to praise or worship by singing …

    Wiktionary

  • 34hymn — Broadly, a spiritual theme which could be sung, as were the psalms in the Temple. Jesus and the Eleven sang a hymn, the hallel (Mark 14:26), before he led them to the Mount of Olives, and the early Church used a variety of hymns and songs… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 35hymn — [13] For the ancient Greeks, a húmnos was a ‘song of praise’ – but not necessarily a religious one. It could be used to celebrate the deeds of heroes as well as to compliment the gods. However, the Greek Septuagint uses it to render various… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36hymn — hɪm n. song of praised (honoring God, one s country, etc.) v. sing a hymn, sing a song of praise …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 37hymn — noun a religious song of praise, typically a Christian song in praise of God. verb praise or celebrate with or as if with a hymn. Derivatives hymnic hɪmnɪk adjective Origin OE, via L. from Gk humnos ode or song in praise …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38hymn — o (G). A hymn, song …

    Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • 39hymn — noun (C) a song of praise to God: a hymn book …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40hymn — n 1. psalm, paean, alleluia, hallelujah, gloria, doxology, spiritual, religious song, hymn tune, Eccles. cantus firmus; chant, plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian chant, Eccles. antiphon, Eccles. responsory, Eccles. offertory, Eccles. introit;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder