Definition of hymn
1a : a song of praise to God sing a hymn of thanksgivingb : a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service a book of hymns
2 : a song of praise or joy in jolly hymns they praise the god of wine — John Dryden
3 : something resembling a song of praise : paean The novel is a hymn to childhood and innocence.
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Examples of hymn in a Sentence
sing a hymn of praise
our Sunday church services always open with a hymn
Recent Examples of hymn from the Web
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Rodeheaver, who composed popular hymns, normally worked alongside powerhouse evangelist Billy Sunday, who had led a gospel crusade in Baltimore the year before.
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His habitual thought makes all his poetry a hymn to the Cause of causes, the Spirit which vivifies and controls his own.
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As the final hymn rang out through the quiet neighborhood, parishioners exited the building tearfully.
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King Alcohol—a hymn on him, the last mighty confederate against cold, soberness, hunger, sleeplessness, and a special kind of ghosts.
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According to the National Catholic Reporter article, Riehl threw out popular hymns and replaced them with the ancient Gregorian chant.
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All sang a hymn as the family, close behind the urn carrying their son, made the slow procession to seats at the front of the church.
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Hopkins also plays the harmonica along with each hymn every Sunday at his church, Bethel United Methodist in Woodbridge.
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At about 1 p.m., Melissa and Jerry Hamilton — who lived in Pine Haven — were singing Christian hymns in preparation for a function at their church that evening.
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Origin and Etymology of hymn
Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen, from Latin hymnus song of praise, from Greek hymnos
Examples of hymn in a Sentence
during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move
Origin and Etymology of hymn
see 1hymn
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: a religious song : a song that praises God
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