hymn of praise

  • 1hymn of praise — song which praises and glorifies (generally a song to God) …

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  • 2hymn — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Negro spiritual, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, acknowledgment, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon,… …

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  • 3praise — Synonyms and related words: acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize, applaud, applause, approbation, approval, approve, belaud, benediction, bepraise, bepraisement …

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  • 4hymn — 1. noun /hɪm/ a song of praise or worship 2. verb /hɪm/ To sing a hymn; to praise or worship by singing …

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  • 5praise — praiseful, adj. praisefully, adv. praiseless, adj. praiser, n. /prayz/, n., v., praised, praising. n. 1. the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation. 2. the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of… …

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  • 6Hymn — • A derivative of the Latin hymnus, which comes from the Greek hymnos, derived from hydein, to sing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hymn     Hymn      …

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  • 7hymn´like´ — hymn «hihm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a song in praise or honor of God: »Jonah prays and sings his canticles and hymns (Aldous Huxley). 2. any song of praise, such as one in honor of a country: »What hymns are sung, what praises said For homemade… …

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  • 8Praise to the Man — (originally Joseph Smith ) was a poem or a hymn written as a tribute to Joseph Smith, Jr. by Latter Day Saint leader and hymn writer William W. Phelps after Smith s death. The hymn was first published anonymously in the church newspaper Times and …

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  • 9hymn — [him] n. [ME ymen < OE ymen & OFr ymne, both < LL (Ec) hymnus < Gr hymnos, a hymn, festive song, ode] 1. a song in praise or honor of God, a god, or gods 2. any song of praise or glorification vt. to express or praise in a hymn vi. to… …

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  • 10hymn — [hım] n [Date: 800 900; : Latin; Origin: hymnus song of praise , from Greek hymnos] 1.) a song of praise to God ▪ He liked to sing hymns as he worked. 2.) a hymn to sth a book, film, song etc that strongly praises a person or idea ▪ Their first …

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