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hymn

  [him]
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–noun
1. a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
2. something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something.
–verb (used with object)
3. to praise or celebrate in a hymn; express in a hymn.
–verb (used without object)
4. to sing hymns.
Origin:
bef. 1000; < L hymnus < Gk hýmnos song in praise of gods or heroes; r. ME ymne (< OF) and OE ymn (< LL ymnus)

Related forms:
hymn⋅er  [him-er, -ner] , noun
hymnlike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. anthem, psalm, paean.
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hymn   (hĭm)   
n.  
  1. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity.
  2. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
v.   hymned, hymn·ing, hymns

v.   tr.
To praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn.
v.   intr.
To sing hymns.

[Middle English imne, from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, song of praise, from Greek humnos.]
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Hymn

Hymn\, n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ?; perh. akin to ? web, ? to weave, and so to E. weave.] 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.

Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col. iii. 16.

Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps. --Dryden.

Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.

Hymn

Hymn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning.] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. ?.] 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 harps than mine. --Byron.

Hymn

Hymn\, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : hymn
Spanish: himno,
German: die Hymne,
Japanese: 賛美歌
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hymn 
c.1000, from O.Fr. ymne and O.E. ymen, both from L. hymnus "song of praise," from Gk. hymnos "song or ode in praise of gods or heroes," used in Septuagint for various Heb. words meaning "song praising God." Possibly a var. of hymenaios "wedding song," from Hymen, Gk. god of marriage (see hymen). Evidence for the silent -n- dates from at least 1530.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Hymn

occurs only Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16. The verb to "sing an hymn" occurs Matt. 26:30 and Mark 14:26. The same Greek word is rendered to "sing praises" Acts 16:25 (R.V., "sing hymns") and Heb. 2:12. The "hymn" which our Lord sang with his disciples at the last Supper is generally supposed to have been the latter part of the Hallel, comprehending Ps. 113-118. It was thus a name given to a number of psalms taken together and forming a devotional exercise. The noun hymn is used only with reference to the services of the Greeks, and was distinguished from the psalm. The Greek tunes required Greek hymns. Our information regarding the hymnology of the early Christians is very limited.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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