Definition of hymn

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Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.

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Dies Irae :: Dies Irae () Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous mediaeval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.
Psalmographist :: Psalmographist (n.) A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns..
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.
Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
Himpne :: Himpne (n.) A hymn.
Hymnist :: Hymnist (n.) A writer of hymns.
Sanhita :: Sanhita (n.) A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda..
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..
Hymn :: Hymn (v. i.) To sing in praise or adoration.
Methodist :: Methodist (a.) Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder..
Paean :: Paean (n.) An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities..
Polyhymnia :: Polyhymnia (n.) The Muse of lyric poetry.
Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..
Hymnologist :: Hymnologist (n.) A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music..
Hymn :: Hymn (v. t.) To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
Verse :: Verse (n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses..
Vesper :: Vesper (a.) Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells..
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service..
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)..
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