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Synonyms for hymns

Grammar : Noun
Spell : him
Phonetic Transcription : hɪm

Top 10 synonyms for hymns
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Définition of hymns

Origin :
  • c.1000, from Old French ymne and Old English ymen, both from Latin hymnus "song of praise," from Greek hymnos "song or ode in praise of gods or heroes," used in Septuagint for various Hebrew words meaning "song praising God." Possibly a variant of hymenaios "wedding song," from Hymen, Greek god of marriage (see hymen), or from a PIE root *sam- "to sing" (cf. Hittite iÅ¡hamai "he sings," Sanskrit saman- "hymn, song") [Watkins]. Evidence for the silent -n- dates from at least 1530.
  • noun religious song
Example sentences :
  • One is shocked in reading some of the "hymns" of these believers.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • One is that it got its name from its association with hymns to the Virgin.
  • Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
  • Give me the wild wind and the breath of the torrent, and I have no wish to hear your hymns.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • The tunes and hymns which are to be consecrated for each festival have been already determined by us.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • We had service at eleven, but I was only able to listen to the hymns from my cabin.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • His hymns faithfully present the accepted doctrines of his church.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • Many of the hymns in his Swan-Song are said to have been composed and sung in that way.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • His hymns prove that he was also an earnest and warm-hearted Christian.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • As might be expected, the hymns are not all of the same merit.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
  • Like his other hymns most of his hymns to the Savior are objective rather than subjective.
  • Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
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