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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 | ||
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