/ hɪm; NAmE / noun
1.
a song of praise, especially one praising God and sung by Christians
2.
[ usually sing. ] if a film / movie, book, etc. is a hymn to sth , it praises it very strongly
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IDIOMS
see sing verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , via Latin from Greek humnos ode or song in praise of a god or hero, used in the Septuagint to translate various Hebrew words, and hence in the New Testament and other Christian writings.