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paeanism

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pae⋅an

  [pee-uhn]
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–noun
1. any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
2. a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving to Apollo or some other ancient Greek deity.
Also, pean.

Origin:
1535–45; < L: religious or festive hymn, special use of Paean appellation of Apollo < Gk Pain physician of the gods

Related forms:
pae⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

paean 
1592, from L. paean "hymn of deliverance," from Gk. paian "hymn to Apollo," from Paian, a name of the god; originally the physician of the gods (in Homer), later merged with Apollo; lit. "one who touches," from paio "to touch, strike."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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