English noun: hymn | |||
1. | hymn (communication) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | ||
Synonyms | anthem | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious song | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | canticle, choral, chorale, dithyramb, doxology, hymeneal, paean, pean, recessional | ||
Instance hyponym | Dies Irae, Internationale, Te Deum | ||
English verb: hymn | |||
1. | hymn (creation) sing a hymn | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue hymn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
Domain category | music | ||
2. | hymn (communication) praise by singing a hymn | ||
Samples | They hymned their love of God. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue hymn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim | ||