HYMNS

Meaning of HYMNS in English

plural of hymn

present third singular of hymn

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HYMNS — Гимны
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HYMN — Song used in Christian worship, usually sung by the congregation and written in stanzas with rhyme and metre. The term …
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AVESTA — or Zend-Avesta Sacred book of It contains hymns, prayers, and appeals to righteousness ascribed to {{link=Zoroaster">Zoroaster . The present text …
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ADI GRANTH — (Punjabi: "First Book") Sacred scripture of Sikhism . Composed of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh gurdwaras (temples). It is …
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HYMN — I. ˈhim noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ymne, hympne, partly from Old English ymen, hymen, …
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HYMNODY — -dē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin hymnodia, from Greek hymnōidia, from hymnōidein to sing a hymn or song …
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HYMNOLOGY — noun a knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. 2. hymnology ·noun the hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors …
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SPIRITUAL — in North American white and black folk music, an English-language folk hymn. White spirituals include both revival and camp-meeting songs …
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SHAPE-NOTE HYMNAL — also called patent-note hymnal, or buckwheat-note hymnal, American hymnal incorporating many folk hymns and utilizing a special musical notation. The …
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HYMN — (Greek hymnossong of praise, in honour of gods, heroes, or famous men) strictly, a song used in Christian worship, usually …
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CANONICAL HOURS — in music, settings of the public prayer service (divine office) of the Roman Catholic Church, divided into Matins, Lauds, Prime, …
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WILLIAMS, WILLIAM — also called Williams Pantycelyn born 1717, Cefn Coed, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales died Jan. 11, 1791, Pantycelyn leader of the Methodist …
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WATTS, ISAAC — born July 17, 1674, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng. died Nov. 25, 1748, Stoke Newington, London English Nonconformist minister, regarded as the …
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VEDIC CHANT — religious chant of India, the expression of hymns from the Vedas, the ancient scriptures of Hinduism. The practice dates back …
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VEDA — sacred hymn or verse composed in archaic Sanskrit and current among the Indo-European-speaking peoples who entered India from the Iranian …
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SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE — the body of written works produced in the group of languages spoken by the inhabitants of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, …
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NAYANAR — any of the Tamil poet-musicians of the 7th and 8th centuries AD who composed devotional hymns of great beauty in …
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LURIA, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — born 1534, Jerusalem, Palestine, Ottoman Empire died Aug. 5, 1572, Safed, Syria [now Zefat, Israel] byname Ha-ari (Hebrew: The Lion) …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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EPHRAEM SYRUS, SAINT — born c. 306, Nisibis, Mesopotamia [now Nusaybin, Turkey] died June 9, 373, Edessa, Osrone [now Sanliurfa, Turkey]; Western feast day …
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CROSBY, FANNY — born March 24, 1820, Southeast, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 12, 1915, Bridgeport, Conn. byname of Frances Jane Crosby, married name …
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BYZANTINE CHANT — monophonic, or unison, liturgical chant of the Greek Orthodox church during the Byzantine Empire (3301453) and down to the 16th …
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BRORSON, HANS ADOLF — born June 20, 1694, Randerup, Den. died June 3, 1764, Ribe Danish Pietist clergyman, the outstanding writer of hymns of …
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BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN LITURGY — Biblical literature in liturgy Biblical literature in the liturgy of Judaism The liturgy of Judaism is that of the synagogue, …
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ADI GRANTH — Priest worshiping the Adi Granth (Punjabi: "First Book"), the sacred scripture of Sikhism, a religion of India. The book (also …
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SING — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird sings (= makes musical sounds ) ▪ I woke up to hear the …
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HYMN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hymn tune ▪ a rousing hymn tune hymn book COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
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ADI GRANTH — (Punjabi: "First Book") Sacred scripture of Sikhism . Composed of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh Gurus and Hindu and …
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RIG VEDA — [Hindu] The Rig Veda is the oldest and most important of the four Vedas. Rig means praise in Sanskrit, and …
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