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hymns

NOUN

religious song

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chant ditty oratorio paean psalm

STRONG

aria canticle carol choral chorale descant evensong hallelujah hosanna laud lay lied ode shout

WEAK

alleluia littany song of praise worship song

Example Sentences

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The evangelist Billy Graham solidified his appeal by supplanting hymns with the style of music to which teens and young adults flocked; Broadway even chimed in with the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

"The gospel music we grew up on was hymns and traditional music," says Rutendo.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

These hymns need nothing more than measured repetition over a few beautiful melodies to stick.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

The condemned Delawares spent the night praying and singing hymns.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz