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1
a religious song
- our Sunday church services always open with a hymn
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a formal expression of praise
- the documentary on the Shakers is essentially a hymn to the simple life
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of hymn (Entry 2 of 2)
to proclaim the glory of
- during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move
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