Definition of Hymn. Meaning of Hymn. Synonyms of Hymn

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Definition of Hymn

Hymn
Hymn Hymn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning.] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. ?.] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. To hymn the bright of the Lord. --Keble. Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. --Byron.
Hymn
Hymn Hymn, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton.

Meaning of Hymn from wikipedia

- A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed...
- The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe...
- Look up hymn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hymn is a song written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer. Hymn, hymns, or hymnus may also refer...
- "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954)...
- hymn metre (US: meter) indicates the number of syllables for the lines in each stanza (verse) of a hymn. This provides a means of marrying the hymn's...
- The Hymn of the Pearl (also Hymn of the Soul, Hymn of the Robe of Glory or Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle) is a p****age of the apocryphal Acts of Thomas...
- The Finlandia hymn (Finnish: Finlandia-hymni) refers to a serene hymn-like section of the patriotic symphonic poem Finlandia, written in 1899 and 1900...
- The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. Its...
- Hymn to Freedom may refer to: "Hymn to Liberty", the national anthem of Greece and Cyprus "Hymn to Freedom" (Oscar Peterson song), a song by Oscar Peterson...
- The "Hymn to Liberty", also known as the "Hymn to Freedom", is a Gr**** poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823 and set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros...