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hymn
[ him ]
noun
- a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
Synonyms: , ,
- something resembling this, as a speech, essay, or book in praise of someone or something.
verb (used with object)
- to praise or celebrate in a hymn; express in a hymn.
verb (used without object)
- to sing hymns.
hymn
/ ˈhɪmnɪk; hɪm /
noun
- a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint
- a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc
verb
- to express (praises, thanks, etc) by singing hymns
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Derived Forms
- hymnic, adjective
- ˈ⳾ˌ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ⳾· [him, -er, -ner], noun
- ⳾l adjective
- ܲ·⳾Ա adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hymn1
before 1000; < Latin hymnus < Greek ýԴDz song in praise of gods or heroes; replacing Middle English ymne (< Old French ) and Old English ymn (< Late Latin ymnus )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hymn1
C13: from Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos
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The violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went down.
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The service's structure was very similar to that of any Catholic funeral mass, although the readings were done in many different languages and all hymns were sung in Latin.
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Still, Pärt didn’t like what he heard and withdrew the hymn, only to revise it years later.
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"But sometimes you need that shock to kind of get everybody singing from the same hymn sheet."
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“Sunday,” the culminating hymn of “Sunday in the Park With George,” closes Act 1 to magisterial effect.
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