hymn
noun
a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
have hymned
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present perfectof hymn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Famous fans like Stewart Lee have hymned the show's odd profundity: Jackson's ideology throws into relief the purposelessness of our supposedly meaningful lives.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2011
She was indeed a daughter of the gods, tall, slender, virile, an aureole of purest poetry upon her brows that only John Milton could have hymned in their serenity.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
A poet might have hymned her thus, but no painter could have painted her.
From Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance by Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron
They, when first they have hymned Apollo, and next Leto and Artemis the Archer, then sing in memory of the men and women of old time, enchanting the tribes of mortals.
From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Andrew Lang
It is almost impossible for me to describe her, a presumption indeed, when so many abler pens than mine have hymned her praises.
From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull
