*hymn*

n. [ OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. &unr_;; perh. akin to &unr_; web, &unr_; 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 thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hymned p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning ] [ Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. &unr_;. ] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. [ 1913 Webster ]

To hymn the bright of the Lord. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A collection of hymns; a hymn book. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. hymnique. ] Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Praising with hymns; singing. “The hymning choir.” G. West. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The singing of hymns. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a hymn + &unr_; a song, a singing. ] Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who writes on the subject of hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A writer or composed of hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; hymn + graphy. ] The art or act of composing hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; hymn + -logy: cf. F. hymnologie. ] 1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]