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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Orphic :: Orphic (a.) Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns..
Hymnist :: Hymnist (n.) A writer of hymns.
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service..
Choral :: Choral (n.) A hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation; as, the Lutheran chorals..
Hymn :: Hymn (v. i.) To sing in praise or adoration.
Hymning :: Hymning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hym.
Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) One who writes on the subject of 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..
Stabber :: Stabat Mater () A celebrated Latin hymn, beginning with these words, commemorating the sorrows of the mother of our Lord at the foot of the cross. It is read in the Mass of the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, and is sung by Catholics when making the way of the cross (Via Crucis). See Station, 7 (c)..
Tenthredinides :: Tenthredinides (n. pl.) A group of Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.
Methodist :: Methodist (a.) Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder..
Hymnologist :: Hymnologist (n.) A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
Hymnography :: Hymnography (n.) The art or act of composing hymns.
Hymning :: Hymning (n.) The singing of hymns.
Hymn :: Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
Sanhita :: Sanhita (n.) A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda..
Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) A writer or composed of hymns.
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line..
Hymning :: Hymning (a.) Praising with hymns; singing.
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