hymn
/hɪm/noun
उच्चारण हिम
भजन, स्तोत्र, प्रार्थना-गीत
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a song of praise, especially one sung to God in a religious service
भजन, स्तोत्र, प्रार्थना-गीत
- The school assembly begins with a hymn.
- the Vedic hymns to Agni and Indra
- The choir sang a hymn at the start of the festival.
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- We learnt an old hymn in praise of the sun.
- The villagers sang a hymn together at dawn.
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[T] ~ sb/sth literary
to praise somebody or something in a hymn or as if in a hymn
स्तुति करना, गुणगान करना
- Poets hymned the beauty of the monsoon.
- The villagers hymned the glory of the river goddess at every dawn.
- The poet hymned the beauty of the mountains in her verses.
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- Crowds hymned the glory of the river at the evening aarti.
- The old song hymns the courage of the freedom fighters.
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hymn (countable noun)
A hymn is a religious song of praise: a hymn, hymns. The final n is silent in speech, so it sounds like him.
'Hymn' प्रशंसा का एक धार्मिक गीत है: a hymn, hymns। इसका अंतिम n नहीं बोला जाता, इसलिए उच्चारण 'him' जैसा होता है।
- The choir sang a hymn at the morning prayer.
- Many hymns are sung in Indian churches in Hindi.
sing / chant a hymn to + god
A hymn is sung to the deity being praised.
जिस देवता की स्तुति हो, उसके लिए hymn 'to' के साथ गाया जाता है।
- The priests sang a hymn to the sun god.
a hymn of praise / in praise of
Use hymn of praise or in praise of for the idea being celebrated. Figuratively, a poem or film can be a hymn to a thing.
प्रशंसा किस बात की है, यह बताने के लिए hymn of praise या in praise of का प्रयोग होता है; लाक्षणिक रूप से कविता या फ़िल्म भी किसी चीज़ का 'hymn' हो सकती है।
- The poem is a hymn to the beauty of the Himalayas.
hymn (verb, rare): hymn sb / sth
As a verb, hymn means to praise in song or in glowing words.
क्रिया के रूप में 'hymn' का अर्थ गीत या उत्साहपूर्ण शब्दों से प्रशंसा करना है।
- The newspapers hymned the victory of the Indian hockey team.
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adjective + hymn
oldsacredpopularChristianVedicnational
- Many Vedic hymns praise the forces of nature.
verb + hymn
singchantcomposerecitewriteplay
- The children sang a hymn at assembly.
hymn + noun
booksingertunewritersheet
- She opened the hymn book and found her favourite song.
hymn of / to
hymn of praisehymn to peacehymn to naturehymn to freedomhymn to love
- The poet's verses are a hymn to freedom.
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- The Rigveda is a collection of hymns in praise of the gods.
ऋग्वेद देवताओं की स्तुति में रचे गए मंत्रों का संग्रह है।
- The school choir sang a hymn at the end of the annual day.
विद्यालय के गायक-दल ने वार्षिकोत्सव के अंत में एक भजन गाया।
- Radhika learnt a hymn by heart for the prayer meeting.
राधिका ने प्रार्थना सभा के लिए एक भजन कंठस्थ किया।
- Tagore wrote many hymns that are still sung across India.
टैगोर ने कई ऐसे गीत लिखे जो आज भी पूरे भारत में गाए जाते हैं।
- The film is a hymn to the courage of ordinary people.
यह फ़िल्म साधारण लोगों के साहस का गुणगान है।
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✗ We sang a him in the church.
✓ We sang a hymn in the church.
A religious song is spelt hymn; him is a pronoun.
धार्मिक गीत की spelling 'hymn' है; 'him' सर्वनाम है।
✗ The hymn is sung in the praise to God.
✓ The hymn is sung in praise of God.
The fixed phrase is in praise of, with no article.
स्थिर phrase 'in praise of' है, जिसमें article नहीं आता।
✗ The poet wrote a hymn on his motherland.
✓ The poet wrote a hymn to his motherland.
A hymn is addressed to the person or thing praised, so use to.
Hymn उस व्यक्ति या वस्तु को संबोधित होता है जिसकी प्रशंसा हो, इसलिए to का प्रयोग करें।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Hymn, with y and the silent n (not 'him' for the song, or 'hymm'); keep the silent-n set: hymn, column, autumn, solemn, condemn, damn.
Hymn, y और silent n के साथ (गीत के लिए 'him' या 'hymm' गलत है); silent-n समूह याद रखिए: hymn, column, autumn, solemn, condemn, damn।
?Which word?
hymn or him?
Hymn (a song of praise) and him (the pronoun) are pronounced the same, /hɪm/; hymn has a silent n at the end, like column, autumn, solemn and condemn. The n is sounded in the derived word hymnal (a book of hymns), as it is in columnist and autumnal.
Hymn (स्तुति-गीत) और him (सर्वनाम) की pronunciation एक जैसी है, /hɪm/; hymn के अंत में silent n है, column, autumn, solemn और condemn की तरह। व्युत्पन्न शब्द hymnal (भजनों की किताब) में n बोला जाता है, columnist और autumnal की तरह।
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One-word substitution
A song of praise to God is a hymn; a song of praise for a nation is an anthem; a sacred song from the Bible is a psalm; a funeral song is a dirge or elegy.
ईश्वर की स्तुति का गीत hymn; राष्ट्र की स्तुति का गीत anthem; बाइबल का पवित्र गीत psalm; शोक-गीत dirge या elegy।
General knowledge
The Rig Veda is a collection of hymns (suktas).
ऋग्वेद hymns (सूक्तों) का संग्रह है।