hymn

[US]/hɪm/
[UK]/hɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sacred song or hymn, especially one sung in praise
vt. sing a hymn or hymns
vi. sing hymns

Phrases & Collocations

sacred hymn

hymn of praise

traditional hymn

hymn book

sing a hymn

religious hymn

classic hymn

Example Sentences

a hymn of thanksgiving.

a Hellenistic hymn to Apollo.

Johnson's reply hymns education.

a cathedral roof reechoing joyous hymns;

the book is a hymn to the glories of the English public school.

hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.

That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins;

We really need to make sure we are all singing from the same hymn sheet before the press conference.

Psalm 118 is a hymn of thanksgiving for the wonderful deliverance that God gave His people and as such it is a fitting conclusion to the "Hallel Psalms".

Advanced Study of the psalmody, hymnody, and worship traditions of the Church, practical exercises in the use of the hymn, planning and conducting various types of services, and field trips.

The Danes introduced oompah bands, much intoning of hymns and a rural Nordic folk habit of singing jolly stories to each other.

We ended that meeting with the hymn titled “Christian Hearts, in Love United In Love”(Hymnary #696), as our prayer request to the Lord and encouragement to one another.

Real-world Examples

The people joined together in singing a hymn.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

Sometimes he would teach them a hymn.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 2

The industry is a hymn to globalisation.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The tinkling of the silver bell, or the sister' holy hymn.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

But actually it's a hymn to noisy energy contained by discipline.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Baby sings her evening hymn, Lisps her prayer, and goes to bed.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

One of the Gospels says they sang a hymn and they went out.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

A hymn of praise To small- town life.

Source: The Truman Show Selected Works

30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Source: Bible (original version)

The participants either hummed one note or sang a hymn while breathing whenever they wanted.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2013

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