hymn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /hɪm/
- hĭm
Etymology
From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).
Meanings
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A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat’s-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 163:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hymns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hymnical · hymnlike · hymnless · hymnwriter · hymnodist · sing off the same hymn sheet · hymnography · hymnody · hymnal · hymnology · hymnist · hymnographer · hymnboard · hymnwriting · hymnsheet · table hymn · hymn book · hymnic · hymnbook · sing from the same hymn sheet · hymn-book
Descendants
Translations (151)
hy գովերգ (a song of praise or worship) · fy hymne (a song of praise or worship) · el ύμνος (a song of praise or worship) · id gita puja (a song of praise or worship) · eo himno (a song of praise or worship) · pa ਗੀਤ (a song of praise or worship) · tl himno (a song of praise or worship) · fa یسنا (a song of praise or worship) · fi virsi (a song of praise or worship) · de Loblied (a song of praise or worship) · sw wimbo (a song of praise or worship) · mt innu (a song of praise or worship) · cy emyn (a song of praise or worship) · am ማሕሌት (a song of praise or worship) · ta பாசுரம் (a song of praise or worship) · ko 찬미가 (a song of praise or worship) · sv hymn (a song of praise or worship) · ko 찬가 (a song of praise or worship) · th เพลงสวด (a song of praise or worship) · ro imn (a song of praise or worship) · ml ദൈവസ്തുതി (a song of praise or worship) · es cántico (a song of praise or worship) · he זמירה (a song of praise or worship) · mk химна (a song of praise or worship) · bg химн (a song of praise or worship) · sh славопев (a song of praise or worship) · grc ὕμνος (a song of praise or worship) · nah cuicatl (a song of praise or worship) · cmn 聖歌 /圣歌 (a song of praise or worship) · hy օրհներգ (a song of praise or worship) · fur imni (a song of praise or worship) · de Lobgesang (a song of praise or worship) · eu ereserki (a song of praise or worship) · ca himne (a song of praise or worship) · es réquiem (a song of praise or worship) · uk гімн (a song of praise or worship) · da hymne (a song of praise or worship) · is sálmur (a song of praise or worship) · mi himene (a song of praise or worship) · cs chorál (a song of praise or worship) · sh slavopev (a song of praise or worship) · fo lovsongur (a song of praise or worship) · es antífona (a song of praise or worship) · ka ჰიმნი (a song of praise or worship) · pl hymn (a song of praise or worship) · sh славопојка (a song of praise or worship) · lb Kierchelidd (a song of praise or worship) · ja 聖歌 (a song of praise or worship) · es salmodia (a song of praise or worship) · mr ईशस्तोत्र (a song of praise or worship) · pa ਭਜਨ (a song of praise or worship) · gl himno (a song of praise or worship) · de Hymnus (a song of praise or worship) · cs hymnus (a song of praise or worship) · fr hymne (a song of praise or worship) · os гимн (a song of praise or worship) · sk hymnus (a song of praise or worship) · hy ներբող (a song of praise or worship) · sh славопевка (a song of praise or worship) · ur نَظْم (a song of praise or worship) · nrf cantique (a song of praise or worship) · be гімн (a song of praise or worship) · nl hymne (a song of praise or worship) · ml സങ്കീർത്തനം (a song of praise or worship) · oc imne (a song of praise or worship) · tum sumu (a song of praise or worship) · pa ਪਦ (a song of praise or worship) · no hymne (a song of praise or worship) · af himne (a song of praise or worship) · sh slavopevka (a song of praise or worship) · gu ભજન (a song of praise or worship) · sv lovsång (a song of praise or worship) · ja 賛美歌 (a song of praise or worship) · ar تَرْنِيمَة (a song of praise or worship) · id himne (a song of praise or worship) · crh gimn (a song of praise or worship) · es himno (a song of praise or worship) · it inno (a song of praise or worship) · sco hime (a song of praise or worship) · gu ઋચા (a song of praise or worship) · es salmo (a song of praise or worship) · es aleluya (a song of praise or worship) · bo ཆོས་གླུ (a song of praise or worship) · tk gimn (a song of praise or worship) · es canto (a song of praise or worship) · ga iomann (a song of praise or worship) · sh химна (a song of praise or worship) · vo hüm (a song of praise or worship) · csb himn (a song of praise or worship) · de Kirchenlied (a song of praise or worship) · pdt Kjoakjenleet (a song of praise or worship) · vi thánh ca (a song of praise or worship) · ar تَرْتِيلَة (a song of praise or worship) · ko 찬송가 (a song of praise or worship) · de Hymne (a song of praise or worship) · mr भजन (a song of praise or worship) · hi भजन (a song of praise or worship) · nl lofzang (a song of praise or worship) · ba гимн (a song of praise or worship) · tum lusumu (a song of praise or worship) · meu ane (a song of praise or worship) · az himn (a song of praise or worship) · bn স্তবগান (a song of praise or worship) · hu himnusz (a song of praise or worship) · is lofsöngur (a song of praise or worship) · hsb hymna (a song of praise or worship) · ur حَمْد (a song of praise or worship) · io himno (a song of praise or worship) · cmn 讚美詩 /赞美诗 (a song of praise or worship) · lt himnas (a song of praise or worship) · tr ilahi (a song of praise or worship) · yi הימנע (a song of praise or worship) · hi स्तोत्र (a song of praise or worship) · sh himna (a song of praise or worship) · gu સ્તોત્ર (a song of praise or worship) · rm imni (a song of praise or worship) · fa سرود (a song of praise or worship) · ml സ്തോത്രം (a song of praise or worship) · sk chválospev (a song of praise or worship) · fa گاتا (a song of praise or worship) · sl himna (a song of praise or worship) · ce гимн (a song of praise or worship) · dsb hymna (a song of praise or worship) · sh slavopojka (a song of praise or worship) · ja 賛歌 (a song of praise or worship) · es miserere (a song of praise or worship) · kk гимн (a song of praise or worship) · et hümn (a song of praise or worship) · cmn 頌 /颂 (a song of praise or worship) · my ချီးမွမ်းသီချင်း (a song of praise or worship) · arz ترتيل (a song of praise or worship) · gd laoidh (a song of praise or worship) · es motete (a song of praise or worship) · br kaniri (a song of praise or worship) · ta தேவாரம் (a song of praise or worship) · cs chvalozpěv (a song of praise or worship) · fi hymni (a song of praise or worship) · lv himna (a song of praise or worship) · hy ձոն (a song of praise or worship) · ur کَلام (a song of praise or worship) · sq himn (a song of praise or worship) · am ሐልዮ (a song of praise or worship) · bo མགུར (a song of praise or worship) · la hymnus (a song of praise or worship) · ar تَسْبِيحَة (a song of praise or worship) · pt hino (a song of praise or worship) · ur ثَنا (a song of praise or worship) · ms gita puja (a song of praise or worship) · uz madhiya (a song of praise or worship) · ru гимн (a song of praise or worship) · ast himnu (a song of praise or worship)