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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Hymnody :: Hymnody (n.) Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology..
Hymning :: Hymning (a.) Praising with hymns; singing.
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..
Hymnal :: Hymnal (n.) A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
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..
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.
Verse :: Verse (n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses..
Dies Irae :: Dies Irae () Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous mediaeval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.
Himpne :: Himpne (n.) A hymn.
Deacon :: Deacon (v. t.) To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off..
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)..
Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..
Hymning :: Hymning (n.) The singing of hymns.
Anthem :: Anthem (n.) A song or hymn of praise.
Dirge :: Dirge (a.) A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn..
Hymning :: Hymning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hym.
Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) One who writes on the subject of hymns.
Hymnologist :: Hymnologist (n.) A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
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