Definitions for hymn
hɪmhymn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. hymn, anthemverb

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

2. hymnverb

   sing a hymn

3. hymnverb

   praise by singing a hymn

   "They hymned their love of God"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hymnnoun

   a song of praise or worship

2. hymnverb

   To sing a hymn; to praise or worship by singing.

3. Etymology: From ymne, borrowed from ymne, from hymnus, borrowed from ὕμνος

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hymnnoun

   An encomiastick song, or song of adoration to some superiour being.

   Etymology: hymne, Fr. ὕμνος.

   As I earst, in praise of mine own dame,
   So now in honour of thy mother dear,
   An honourable hymn I eke should frame. Edmund Spenser.

   Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change;
   Our bridal flow’rs serve for a buried coarse. William Shakespeare.

   When steel grows
   Soft as the parasite’s silk, let hymns be made
   An overture for the wars. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   There is an hymn sung; but the subject of it is always the praises of Adam, and Noah and Abraham, concluding ever with a thanksgiving for the nativity of our Saviour. Francis Bacon.

   Farewel, you happy shades,
   Where angels first should practise hymns, and string
   Their tuneful harps, when they to heav’n would sing. Dryd.

2. To Hymnverb

   To praise in song; to worship with hymns.

   Etymology: ὑμνέω.

3. To Hymnverb

   To sing songs of adoration.

   They touch’d their golden harps, and hymning prais’d
   God and his works. John Milton.

   He had not left alive this patient saint,
   This anvil of affronts, but sent him hence
   To hold a peaceful branch of palm above,
   And hymn it in the quire. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hymn

   A secular Hymn is a type of non-religious popular song that has elements in common with religious music, especially with Christian hymns. The concept goes back at least as far as 17 BCE when the Roman emperor Augustus commissioned the Roman poet Horace to write lyrics by that title ("Carmen Saeculare" in Latin). The idea has been recognized in popular music at least since the late 1960s and early 1970s when people began to see a pattern in songs, such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Let it Be" by the Beatles, and "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor, which came out at about the same time. "Hallelujah" (which was written by Leonard Cohen in 1984, but only became famous when John Cale covered it in 1991) has since been called perhaps the quintessential secular hymn despite the lyrics containing strong Jewish themes. Other songs that are sometimes mentioned as secular hymns include "Many Rivers to Cross" by Jimmy Cliff, "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash, "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night, "Hey, Jude" by the Beatles, "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell, "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley, "Going My Way" by Bing Crosby, "Blowin in the Wind" by Bob Dylan, "Like a Prayer" by Madonna, "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell (famously covered by Judy Collins), "Show Me Heaven" by Maria McKee, "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers, "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King, "You Can Close Your Eyes" by James Taylor, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland, "Imagine" by John Lennon, "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty, "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, and "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga, and many others. Determining exactly what does and does not qualify as a secular hymn is obviously difficult. Professor Steve Thomsen, BYU communications professor, suggests six criteria including that the song transcends generations, that it is about redemption or deliverance, that it has spiritual overtones, that it includes metaphors referring to up or down and/or to light and dark, that its meaning transcends initial purpose, and that it has become used as a backdrop for important life events. Richard Wilson suggests a secular hymn needs only to be written as an anthem with a positive theme that doesn't gloss over the difficulties of life.

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1. hymn

   A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, that is typically addressed to a deity or deities, or specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer. It is often written in the form of metrical poetry, and sung in communal religious gatherings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hymnnoun

   an ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns

2. Hymnverb

   to praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing

3. Hymnverb

   to sing in praise or adoration

4. Etymology: [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ; perh. akin to web, to weave, and so to E. weave.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Hymn

   A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος, which means "a song of praise". Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Hymn

   him, n. a song of praise, a metrical formula of public worship.—v.t. to celebrate in song: to worship by hymns.—v.i. to sing in adoration.—ns. Hym′nal, Hym′nary, a hymn-book.—adj. Hym′nic, relating to hymns.—ns. Hym′nody, hymns collectively: hymnology; Hymnog′rapher; Hymnog′raphy, the art of writing hymns; Hymnol′ogist; Hymnol′ogy, the study or composition of hymns. [Gr. hymnos.]

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1. HYMN

   What does HYMN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HYMN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hymn in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hymn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hymn in a Sentence

1. Harding University:

   Botham Jean told me Botham Jean had never heard the song before, but that day, Botham Jean called back to St. Lucia and asked Botham Jean grandmother to teach Botham Jean that old hymn on the phone, so Botham Jean shared it with us... that night, and it was a truly special moment.

2. Tobias Davis:

   Maybe it is denial that has kept markets from talking about it, but stagnation should be on the hymn sheet, i fail to comprehend how flat/falling U.S. inflation coupled with deteriorating external factors is an argument to hike rates. We are doing well to fend off deflation.

3. Russell Moore:

   In the past, candidates could quote from hymn books and talk about personal faith in a way that evangelicals would respond to. I don't think that's going to work anymore, they are looking for a candidate who understands religious liberty and who can lead a massive bureaucracy.

4. The Refined Poet:

   In the midst of the storm, your life boat appears. A psalm, a hymn, a word... calming the fiercest winds of the soul.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Far or forgot to me is nearShadow and sunlight are the sameThe vanished gods to me appearAnd one to me are shame and fame.They reckon ill who leave me outWhen me they fly, I am the wingsI am the doubter and the doubt,And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hymn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hymn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hymn
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hymn
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hymn
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hymn