hymn
noun
a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
hymnlike
-
a word derived from
hymn.
Example Sentences
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Consider a tune like “Good Enough,” a meditation on empathy set to a gently undulating groove, or the hymnlike “Elsewhere,” in which McLachlan yearns for a “space where I can breathe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
Hypnotically hymnlike music depicts Malcolm X’s two conversions: to the Nation of Islam at the center of the opera and while making a pilgrimage to Mecca in the final act, to Sunni Islam.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
The album’s core style is secular gospel, with Adele’s voice gathering itself over hymnlike piano chords, seeking faith not in a higher power but in herself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
It’s a hymnlike song that welcomed a backup choir and a big buildup on the way to a climactic, “Someday we’ll all be free.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
The entire assemblage joined in and soon the air was filled with a hymnlike freedom song.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
