Definition of hymn

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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..

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Hymnologist :: Hymnologist (n.) A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
Deacon :: Deacon (v. t.) To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off..
Hymn :: Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
Hymnology :: Hymnology (n.) A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.
Chorus :: Chorus (n.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts..
Hymning :: Hymning (a.) Praising with hymns; singing.
Hymning :: Hymning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hym.
Hymn :: Hymn (v. i.) To sing in praise or adoration.
Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) A writer or composed of hymns.
Psalmographist :: Psalmographist (n.) A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns..
Hymned :: Hymned (imp. & p. p.) of Hym.
Processional :: Processional (n.) A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn..
Polymnia :: Polymnia (n.) See Polyhymnia.
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..
Hymnic :: Hymnic (a.) Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics..
Polyhymnia :: Polyhymnia (n.) The Muse of lyric poetry.
Dirge :: Dirge (a.) A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn..
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.
Hymnody :: Hymnody (n.) Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology..
Prose :: Prose (n.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence..
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