Looking for the meaning of the word HYMN in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of HYMN with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Hymn
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English hymen, via Latin from Greek humnos ‘ode or song in praise of a god or hero’, used in the Septuagint to translate various Hebrew words, and hence in the New Testament and other Christian writings
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a religious song or poem of praise to God or a god
Short Definition:religious song or poem of praise
Examples:- a Hellenistic hymn to Apollo
Word: Hymn
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
praise (something)
Short Definition:praise
Examples:- the joys of domesticity were being hymned in magazines
Definition:
sing hymns
Short Definition:sing hymns
Examples:- they were hymning to their god
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