a religious song praising God or a god, typically sung by a group in a church or at a religious ceremony.
The congregation stood to sing a joyful hymn at the start of the service.
She chose her favorite hymn from the old hymnbook.
✦ From Middle English hymne, from Old French hymne, from Late Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos, “song in praise of a god or hero, hymn”).
to praise or celebrate someone or something in song, especially in a religious context.
The poet would hymn the beauty of nature in his verses.
Worshippers hymned the arrival of spring with songs.
