hymn
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hymn
- /hɪm/
Sounds like him · Rhymes with -ɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).
noun hymns
- A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat’s-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered
verb hymns · hymning · hymned
- To sing a hymn. An unknown cast, including Diane Keaton, hymned the Age of Aquarius, stripped off at the end of the first act and let the sunshine in at the end of the second.
- To praise or extol in hymns. To hymn the birth-night of the Lord.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anthem, psalm, commendation, ode, chant, singing, song, air, chorale, canticle, carol, paean, prayer, litany, processional, introit
Translations
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noun a song of praise or worship
| Español | himno, salmo, cántico, canto, motete, aleluya |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 찬가 chan'ga, 찬미가 chanmiga, 찬송가 chansongga |
| 日本語 | 賛美歌 sanbika, 聖歌 seika, 賛歌 sanka |
| 中文 | 頌 /颂 sòng, 讚美詩 /赞美诗 zànměishī, 聖歌 /圣歌 shènggē |
| हिन्दी | भजन bhajan, स्तोत्र stotra |
| Kiswahili | wimbo |
| Português | hino |
| Français | hymne |
| Deutsch | Hymne, Hymnus, Kirchenlied, Loblied, Lobgesang |
| Italiano | inno |
| Ελληνικά | ύμνος ýmnos |
| Română | imn |
| Русский | гимн gimn |
| Tiếng Việt | thánh ca |
| العربية | تَرْتِيلَة tartīla, تَرْنِيمَة tarnīma, تَسْبِيحَة tasbīḥa |
| עברית | זמירה z"mirah |
Talk about this word "hymn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hymn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hymn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hymn "hymn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hymn.Cite this
@misc{hymn_2026,
title = {hymn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hymn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
