to hymn

Examples

• All

• And then they take off onto the ads next, their astronomonickel rates, then, all in unison, hymning their praises like they're back in High Mast, one of them going crazy over the hill, saying he didn't give a shit about the game, just those ads.

  Fiction book (1999)

• In church, the choir will hymn praises to celebrate the holiday.

• During the ceremony, attendees will hymn the virtues of those who dedicated their lives to service.

• Many people hymn the beauty of nature in their songs and poems.

Synonyms

C

to chant

vsto hymn

178 4.4

To sing or say the same words again and again with a steady beat, often with others

is broader praise singing rather than rhythmic group repetition

S

to sing the praises of

vsto hymn

5 4.5

Say very good things about someone or something

is specifically religious singing rather than general verbal praise

S

to sing praises

vsto hymn

1 4.1

To say very good things about someone, often in public

is the religious act of praising through song rather than public acclaim

P

to psalm

vsto hymn

9.9

To sing religious songs from the Bible during worship

is general religious singing that praises rather than using set texts

C

to cantillate

vsto hymn

• Specialized

9.9

To sing or say words in a chant, often prayers

is general religious singing focused on praise rather than ritual intonation

How Laudatory

to glorify

86 5.2

to extol

7 7.5

to hymn

5.9

to laud

• Formal

30 7.7

to praise

331 1.0

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology