Hymn
(Hymn) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning ] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. .] To
praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Keble.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Byron. Hymn
(Hymn), v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.
Hymnal
(Hym"nal) n. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
Hymnic
(Hym"nic) a. [Cf. F. hymnique.] Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. Donne.
Hymning
(Hymn"ing) a. Praising with hymns; singing. "The hymning choir." G. West.
Hymning
(Hymn"ing), n. The singing of hymns. Milton.
Hymnist
(Hym"nist) n. A writer of hymns.
Hymnody
(Hym"no*dy) n. [Gr. a hymn + a song, a singing.] Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
Hymnographer
(Hym*nog"ra*pher) n.
1. One who writes on the subject of hymns.
2. A writer or composed of hymns.
Hymnography
(Hym*nog"ra*phy) n. [Gr. hymn + graphy.] The art or act of composing hymns.
Hymnologist
(Hym*nol"o*gist) n. A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology. Busby.
Hymnology
(Hym*nol"o*gy) n. [Gr. 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.
2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.
Hympne
(Hymp"ne) n. A hymn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hyndreste
(Hynd"reste) a. See Hinderest. [Obs.]
Hyne
(Hyne) n. A servant. See Hine. [Obs.] Chaucer.
