Hymn in English
- hymn⇄adj. hymnlike.
- hymn⇄hymn, noun, verb.
- hymn⇄noun 1. a song in praise or honor of God.
Ex. Jonah prays and sings his canticles and hymns (Aldous Huxley).
2. any song of praise, such as one in honor of a country.
Ex. What hymns are sung, what praises said For homemade miracles of - hymn⇄v.i. to sing hymns.
- hymn⇄v.t. 1. to praise or honor in a hymn or song.
Ex. As sons of one great Sire, Hymning the Eternal Father (Milton).
2. to sing or express in a hymn.
3. to praise or extol.
Ex. to hymn a newly elected administration.