Definitions for: Hymn

[n] a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
[v] praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
[v] sing a hymn

Webster (1913) Definition: Hymn, n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L.
hymnus, Gr. ?; perh. akin to ? web, ? to weave, and so to E.
weave.]
An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a
religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or
thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the
Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.

Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.
iii. 16.

Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps. --Dryden.

Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for
use in churches; a hymnal.

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, v. i.
To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton.

Synonyms: anthem

See Also: canticle, choral, chorale, Dies Irae, dithyramb, doxology, exalt, extol, glorify, Internationale, laud, paean, pean, proclaim, recessional, religious song, sing, Te Deum

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