hymn

//hɪm//
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Noun

hymnSingular
hymnsPlural
1

A religious song or poem of praise, especially one sung during Christian worship.

The congregation sang a beautiful hymn at the end of the service.

2

A song or ode in praise or honor of someone or something.

The poem became a hymn to freedom and democracy.

Verb

hymnInfinitive
hymnPresent tense
hymnedPast tense
hymnedPast participle
hymningPresent participle
hymnsThird-person singular
1

To praise or celebrate in or as if in a hymn.

The poet hymned the beauty of nature in his verses.

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