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hymn
[ him ]
noun
- a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
Synonyms: , ,
- something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something.
verb (used with object)
- to praise or celebrate in a hymn; express in a hymn.
verb (used without object)
- to sing hymns.
hymn
/ ˈhɪmnɪk; hɪm /
noun
- a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint
- a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc
verb
- to express (praises, thanks, etc) by singing hymns
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Derived Forms
- hymnic, adjective
- ˈ³ó²â³¾²ÔËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²â³¾²Ô·±ð°ù [him, -er, -ner], noun
- ³ó²â³¾²Ôl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³ó²â³¾²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hymn1
before 1000; < Latin hymnus < Greek ³óý³¾²Ô´Ç²õ song in praise of gods or heroes; replacing Middle English ymne (< Old French ) and Old English ymn (< Late Latin ymnus )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hymn1
C13: from Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos
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Example Sentences
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Still, Pärt didn’t like what he heard and withdrew the hymn, only to revise it years later.
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"But sometimes you need that shock to kind of get everybody singing from the same hymn sheet."
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“Sunday,†the culminating hymn of “Sunday in the Park With George,†closes Act 1 to magisterial effect.
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There were prayers, readings, hymns and accordion playing.
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Perhaps these specks were once family photos, diplomas hanging on walls, maybe even pages from the hymn books in the burned-down church where the spouse of one of my wife’s colleagues is the rector.
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