I. noun
also pe·an ˈpēən
( -s )
Etymology: Latin paean, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, paiōn, from Paian, Paiōn, epithet by which Apollo was invoked in the hymn
1. : a surging joyously exultant song or hymn (as of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, triumph)
unite their voices in a great paean to liberty — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor
2. : an exultant outburst
a great cheer … rose in a wild paean of frenzy — Donn Byrne
3. : paeon
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to sing or otherwise express in or as if in a paean
paeaned the virtues of the poor and lowly — S.H.Adams