Hymn (?), n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ; perh. akin to web, to weave, and so to E. weave.]
An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Col. iii. 16.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps.
Dryden.
Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.
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Hymn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning (?).] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. .]
To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Keble.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Byron.
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Hymn, v. i.
To sing in praise or adoration.
Milton.
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