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Hymn \Hymn\ (h[i^]m), 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
thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as,
the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
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Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.
iii. 16.
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Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps. --Dryden.
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{Hymn book}, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for
use in churches; a hymnal.
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Hymn \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.
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To hymn the bright of the Lord. --Keble.
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Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
--Byron.
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Hymn \Hymn\, v. i.
To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton.
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