Hymn
Hymn (him) , noun
[Old English hympne, ympne, French hymne, Old French also ymne, Latin hymnus, Greek {not transcribed}; perh. akin to {not transcribed} web, {not transcribed} to weave, and so to English weave.]
An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps.
Collocations (1)
Hymn book , a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.
Hymn , transitive verb
[Compare Latin hymnire, Greek {not transcribed}.]
To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Hymn , intransitive verb
To sing in praise or adoration. — Milton