Meaning of "hymn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYMN

From Latin hymnus, from Greek humnos.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HYMN

hymn  [hɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYMN

Hymn is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hymn in English.

WHAT DOES HYMN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος, which means "a song of praise". Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymn books.

Definition of hymn in the English dictionary

The first definition of hymn in the dictionary is a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint. Other definition of hymn is a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc. Hymn is also to express by singing hymns.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HYMN

PRESENT

Present

I hymn

you hymn

he/she/it hymns

we hymn

you hymn

they hymn

Present continuous

I am hymning

you are hymning

he/she/it is hymning

we are hymning

you are hymning

they are hymning

Present perfect

I have hymned

you have hymned

he/she/it has hymned

we have hymned

you have hymned

they have hymned

Present perfect continuous

I have been hymning

you have been hymning

he/she/it has been hymning

we have been hymning

you have been hymning

they have been hymning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hymned

you hymned

he/she/it hymned

we hymned

you hymned

they hymned

Past continuous

I was hymning

you were hymning

he/she/it was hymning

we were hymning

you were hymning

they were hymning

Past perfect

I had hymned

you had hymned

he/she/it had hymned

we had hymned

you had hymned

they had hymned

Past perfect continuous

I had been hymning

you had been hymning

he/she/it had been hymning

we had been hymning

you had been hymning

they had been hymning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hymn

you will hymn

he/she/it will hymn

we will hymn

you will hymn

they will hymn

Future continuous

I will be hymning

you will be hymning

he/she/it will be hymning

we will be hymning

you will be hymning

they will be hymning

Future perfect

I will have hymned

you will have hymned

he/she/it will have hymned

we will have hymned

you will have hymned

they will have hymned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hymning

you will have been hymning

he/she/it will have been hymning

we will have been hymning

you will have been hymning

they will have been hymning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hymn

you would hymn

he/she/it would hymn

we would hymn

you would hymn

they would hymn

Conditional continuous

I would be hymning

you would be hymning

he/she/it would be hymning

we would be hymning

you would be hymning

they would be hymning

Conditional perfect

I would have hymn

you would have hymn

he/she/it would have hymn

we would have hymn

you would have hymn

they would have hymn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hymning

you would have been hymning

he/she/it would have been hymning

we would have been hymning

you would have been hymning

they would have been hymning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hymn
we let´s hymn
you hymn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hymn

Past participle

hymned

Present Participle

hymning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HYMN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hymn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hymn

anthem · canticle · carol · chant · doxology · paean · psalm

TRANSLATION OF HYMN

Find out the translation of hymn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hymn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hymn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 赞美诗
• Translator English - Spanish: cántico
• English: hymn
• Translator English - Hindi: भजन
• Translator English - Arabic: تَرْنِيمَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: гимн
• Translator English - Portuguese: hino
• Translator English - Bengali: স্তবগান
• Translator English - French: hymne
• Translator English - Malay: Nyanyian
• Translator English - German: Hymne
• Translator English - Japanese: 賛美歌
• Translator English - Korean: 찬송가
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyanyian
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bài thánh ca
• Translator English - Tamil: பாடல்
• Translator English - Marathi: भजन
• Translator English - Turkish: ilahi
• Translator English - Italian: inno
• Translator English - Polish: hymn
• Translator English - Ukrainian: псалом
• Translator English - Romanian: imn
• Translator English - Greek: ύμνος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lied
• Translator English - Swedish: psalm
• Translator English - Norwegian: salme

7 QUOTES WITH «HYMN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hymn.

1

Sarah Addison Allen

There's an old hymn called 'How Can I Keep from Singing?' That's what writing feels like to me. I have to write. It's intrinsic to who I am. So it was a natural choice for me to try to pursue writing as a career. Truthfully, though, I still daydream about how fun it would be to ride on the back of a garbage truck.

2

Julia Glass

In my head, at least, the business of spinning stories has no closing time. Twists in my characters' lives, glimpses of their secrets, obstacles to their dreams... all arrive unbidden when I'm getting cash at the ATM, walking my son to camp, singing a hymn at a wedding.

3

Jamey Johnson

A Hank Cochran song in the studio is spiritual. It's like singing a hymn in a church.

4

Charles King

I know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church.

5

Maria Mitchell

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

6

Madame de Stael

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

7

Nick Turse

The United States has been fighting African pirates since the early days of the republic - battles so formative that, among other things, they established a long-standing pattern of dealing with foreign policy problems through armed interventions and also inspired the iconic phrase 'the shores of Tripoli' in the Marine Corps hymn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYMN»

Discover the use of hymn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hymn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

I guarantee that if you read the book, there'll undoubtedly be places where you'll cringe in recognition, and others where you'll tear up in empathy.” –San Francisco Chronicle “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother hit the parenting hot ...

Amy Chua, 2011

101 Hymn Stories

"Hymn singing reflects a congregation's spiritual vitality and their response to God's grace.

Kenneth W. Osbeck, 1982

101 More Hymn Stories

(Foreword by Cliff Barrows) More inspiring stories behind the hymns of past and contemporary favorites.

Kenneth W. Osbeck, 1985

Sing Praise

In rhyming text and illustrations, all of nature, from animals and trees to the sun and moon and even the seasons, sing the praises of God.

Rhonda Gowler Greene

Hölderlin's Hymn "The Ister"

Martin Heidegger's 1942 lecture course interprets Friedrich Hölderlin's hymn "The Ister" within the context of Hölderlin's poetic and philosophical work, with particular emphasis on Hölderlin's dialogue with Greek tragedy.

Martin Heidegger, 1996

Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories

These devotional-style stories show the emotion and drama behind the hymns of faith that have changed many lives throughout history -- the people whose faith led them to write these wonderful hymns and the people whose faith was affected by ...

Robert Morgan, 2003

A Hymn of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11 in Recent ...

Now reissued as A Hymn of Christ, this classic work includes a new preface that brings readers abreast of critical issues in the interpretation of this text since 1983.

Ralph P. Martin, 2009

Hymn

Hymn, by David Colin, is a collection told in free verse which examines the concepts of domination, judgement and racism and illustrates experiences and other consequences for the vulnerable male resulting from their abuses.

David Colin, 2002

Cædmon's Hymn: A Multimedia Study, Archive and Edition

Full critical edition of the oldest surviving English poem, presented in both print and CD-Rom formats.

Caedmon, Daniel Paul O'Donnell, Dawn Collins, 2005

The "Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite" and Related Texts: Text, ...

This book offers a complete text of the poem and of nine related ‘minor Hymns’, based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts.

S. Douglas Olson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYMN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hymn is used in the context of the following news items.

'Grace' Traces Path of Slave Trader Who Would Write a Celebrated …

'Grace' Traces Path of Slave Trader Who Would Write a Celebrated Hymn. By Robert Kahn. View Comments ( 0 ). |. Email. |. Print ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»

Keweenaw hymn fest welcomes all

CALUMET - The Keweenaw Heritage Center will be filled with joyful noise next weekend, as community and choir members gather together for ... «Daily Mining Gazette, Jul 15»

YouTube: Quechua National Hymn released in light of Fiestas …

To celebrate the upcoming Fiestas Patrias, Soprano singer Sylvia Falcón sang an impressive interpretation of the Peruvian national anthem, ... «Peru this Week, Jul 15»

Director writes songs to honor hymn

Asking Kevin Memley to name his favorite hymn is like asking which of his three sons he favors. It's an impossible question for the Kingsburg ... «Hanford Sentinel, Jul 15»

Flute band plays hymn outside church

A flute band has breached a Parades Commission determination while passing St Patrick's Church in Belfast city centre on Monday morning. «U.TV, Jul 15»

"Onward, Christian Soldiers". Not just a hymn anymore.

I guess you've heard that the Rightward so-called Christians have a flag, yes, a flag, and some of them think it would be cool to fly it above the ... «dagblog, Jul 15»

Five Hymn Festival begins in New Orleans

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada will host five hymn festivals as part of the annual conference being held July 12-16 in New ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»

Ninth annual Jim Brownsberger Hymn Sing planned at St. Paul's …

The hymn sing celebrates Jim Brownsberger's memory and his love of music, and the hymns will be chosen by those who attend. Jim's brother ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»

A New Hymn for Charleston, the Nation and the World

Good summer reading for all is "America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose" by James E. Atwood. As Carolyn wrote in an earlier hymn,. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Tsipras gets party leaders signing from the same hymn sheet

Tsipras gets party leaders signing from the same hymn sheet. Mon 6 Jul 2015 15:08:10 GMT. Author: Ryan Littlestone | Category: News. Author: Ryan Littlestone ... «ForexLive, Jul 15»