hymn

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hymn / him/ • n. a religious song or poem, typically of praise to God or a god: a Hellenistic hymn to Apollo. ∎  a formal song sung during Christian worship, typically by the whole congregation. ∎  a song, text, or other composition praising or celebrating someone or something: a most unusual passage like a hymn to the great outdoors.• v. 1. [tr.] praise or celebrate (something): Johnson's reply hymns education.2. [intr.] rare sing hymns.DERIVATIVES: hym·nic / ˈhimnik/ adj.

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