hymn

Synonyms:

anthem

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Dies Irae

the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')

Internationale

a revolutionary socialist anthem

Te Deum

an ancient liturgical hymn

Magnificat

(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')

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dithyramb

(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)

doxology

a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

choral, chorale

a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

canticle

a hymn derived from the Bible

hymeneal

a wedding hymn

paean, pean

(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)

recessional

a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

Type of:

religious song

religious music for singing