KJV Dictionary - hymn
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HYMN
HYMN, n. hym. L. hymnus; Eng. hum.song or ode in honor of God, and among pagans, in honor of some deity. A hymn among christians is a short poem,composed for religious service, or a song of joy and praise to God. The word primarily expresses the tune,but it is used for the ode or poem.
And when the had sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. Matt.26.
HYMN, v.t. hym. To praise in song; to worship by singing hymns.
1. To sing; to celebrate in song. They hymn their maker's praise.
HYMN, v.i. hym. To sing in praise or adoration.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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