Hymn Word Meaning

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:

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

Audio Pronunciation:

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