Hymn - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɪm|  American pronunciation of the word hymn
Brit.  |hɪm|  British pronunciation of the word hymn

noun

- a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) (syn: anthem)

verb

- sing a hymn
- praise by singing a hymn
They hymned their love of God

Extra examples

...our Sunday church services always open with a hymn...

...during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move...

The menu is a hymn to carbohydrates and fat.

He liked to sing hymns as he worked.

They hymned their love of God

...the guest soloist was able to infuse the familiar hymn with a moving fervency...

...a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, “through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume”...

...the marching band played “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and several other martial airs...

They sang a hymn of thanksgiving.

We sang the hymn with all our hearts.

Their first single was a hymn to selfishness called 'Looking After Number One'.

Union representatives are all singing from the same hymn sheet on the issue of pay.

Word forms

noun
singular: hymn
plural: hymns
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