Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - hymn
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Hymn
hymn
(hymns) 1. A hymn is a religious song that Christians sing in church. I like singing hymns. ...a hymn book. N-COUNT 2. If you describe a film, book, or speech as a hymn to something, you mean that it praises or celebrates that thing. (mainly JOURNALISM) ...a hymn to freedom and rebellion... N-COUNT: N to n
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen, from Latin ~us song of praise, from Greek ~os Date: before 12th century 1. a. a song of praise to God b. a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service 2. a song of praise or joy 3. something resembling a ~ ; paean • ~like adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1667 transitive verb to praise or worship in or as if in ~s the heroes ~ed in this book intransitive verb to sing a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a song of praise, esp. to God in Christian worship, usu. a metrical composition sung in a religious service. 2 a song of praise in honour of a god or other exalted being or thing. --v. 1 tr. praise or celebrate in hymns. 2 intr. sing hymns. Phrases and idioms hymn-book a book of hymns. Derivatives hymnic adj. Etymology: ME ymne etc. f. OF ymne f. L hymnus f. Gk humnos ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. церковный гимн, псалом 2. хвалебная песня, прославление, гимн 3. петь хвалу, славословить 4. петь гимны, псалмы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. ymne and O.E. ymen, both from L. hymnus "song of praise," from Gk. hymnos "song or ode in praise of gods or heroes," used in Septuagint for various Heb. words meaning "song praising God." Possibly a var. of hymenaios "wedding song," from Hymen, Gk. god of marriage. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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