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hymn

UK/hɪm/ US/ˈhɪm/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

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verb

1.
2.

praise by singing a hymn

  • “They hymned their love of God”

Origin

From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).

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