hymn
n. பாசுரம், இறைவன் புகழ்ப்பாடல், தேவாரம், (வி.) பாசுரங்களால் இறைவன் புகழ்பாடு, பாடிப் பூசனை செய், பாட்டால் புகழ்நிறுவு, பாட்டில் தெரிவி.
Hymn, n. Etym: [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. weave.] Defn: An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns. Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii. 16. Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps. Dryden. Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal. Hymn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned; p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning.] Etym: [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. Defn: To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. To hymn the bright of the Lord. Keble. Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. Byron. Hymn, v. i. Defn: To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.