Meaning | A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation). |
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Synonym | hymn |
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Instances | Dies Irae | The first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally 'day of wrath') |
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Internationale | A revolutionary socialist anthem |
Te Deum | An ancient liturgical hymn |
Narrower | canticle | A hymn derived from the Bible |
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chorale, choral | A stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune |
dithyramb | (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) |
doxology | A hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God |
hymeneal | A wedding hymn |
paean, pean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
recessional | A hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw |
Broader | religious song | religious music for singing |
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Spanish | himno |
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Catalan | himne |
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