hymn
hymn
(hĭm)n.
1. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity.
2. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
v. hymned, hymn·ing, hymns
v.tr.
To praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn.
[Middle English imne, from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, song of praise, from Greek humnos.]
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hymn
(hɪm)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint
2. (Music, other) a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc
vb
to express (praises, thanks, etc) by singing hymns
[C13: from Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos]
hymnic adj
ˈhymnˌlike adj
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hymn
(hɪm)n., v. hymned, hymn•ing. n.
1. a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
2. something resembling this, as a speech or essay in praise of someone or something.
v.t.3. to praise or celebrate in a hymn.
4. to express in a hymn.
v.i.5. to sing hymns.
[before 1000; Middle English ymne (< Old French), Old English ymn < Latin hymnus < Greek hýmnos song in praise of gods or heroes]
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hymn
Past participle: hymned
Gerund: hymning
| Imperative |
|---|
| hymn |
| hymn |
| Present |
|---|
| I hymn |
| you hymn |
| he/she/it hymns |
| we hymn |
| you hymn |
| they hymn |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hymned |
| you hymned |
| he/she/it hymned |
| we hymned |
| you hymned |
| they hymned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hymning |
| you are hymning |
| he/she/it is hymning |
| we are hymning |
| you are hymning |
| they are hymning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hymned |
| you have hymned |
| he/she/it has hymned |
| we have hymned |
| you have hymned |
| they have hymned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hymning |
| you were hymning |
| he/she/it was hymning |
| we were hymning |
| you were hymning |
| they were hymning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hymned |
| you had hymned |
| he/she/it had hymned |
| we had hymned |
| you had hymned |
| they had hymned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hymn |
| you will hymn |
| he/she/it will hymn |
| we will hymn |
| you will hymn |
| they will hymn |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hymned |
| you will have hymned |
| he/she/it will have hymned |
| we will have hymned |
| you will have hymned |
| they will have hymned |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hymning |
| you will be hymning |
| he/she/it will be hymning |
| we will be hymning |
| you will be hymning |
| they will be hymning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hymning |
| you have been hymning |
| he/she/it has been hymning |
| we have been hymning |
| you have been hymning |
| they have been hymning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hymning |
| you will have been hymning |
| he/she/it will have been hymning |
| we will have been hymning |
| you will have been hymning |
| they will have been hymning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hymning |
| you had been hymning |
| he/she/it had been hymning |
| we had been hymning |
| you had been hymning |
| they had been hymning |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hymn |
| you would hymn |
| he/she/it would hymn |
| we would hymn |
| you would hymn |
| they would hymn |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hymned |
| you would have hymned |
| he/she/it would have hymned |
| we would have hymned |
| you would have hymned |
| they would have hymned |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  hymn - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)dithyramb - (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) doxology - a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God choral, chorale - a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune canticle - a hymn derived from the Bible pean, paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) recessional - a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw |
| Verb | 1. | hymn - sing a hymn music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| 2. | hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" |
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hymn
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Translations
chvalozpěvhymnuschorál
salme
hymnivirsi
himna
sálmur
賛美歌
찬송가
himnaslavas dziesma
himna
hymnpsalm
เพลงศาสนา
bài thánh ca
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hymn
[ˈhɪm] n (sung in church) → cantique m
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hymn
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hymn
[hɪm] n → inno (sacro)
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hymn
(him) nouna (usually religious) song of praise.
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hymn
→ تَرْنِيمَةٌ chvalozpěv salme Hymne ύμνος cántico virsi hymne himna inno 賛美歌 찬송가 hymne salme hymn hino гимн psalm เพลงศาสนา ilahi bài thánh ca 赞美诗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009