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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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That scientist was annoyed that the scraps of paper he used to mark hymns for his church choir would fall out by Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Christian priests recited prayers and hymns were sung, before the body was taken for cremation.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 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

Some inmates told visitors they could hear the national anthem and hymns sung by families who have held vigils nearby for the past two nights.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

I snatch a time when I crouched outside the meadhall hearing the first strange hymns of the Shaper.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner