About The Word Paean
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Paean
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What's The Definition Of Paean?
[n] a formal expression of praise
[n] a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) Synonyms | Synonyms for Paean: encomium | eulogy | panegyric | pean Related Terms | Find terms related to Paean: accolade | acknowledgment | adulation | Agnus Dei | alleluia | answer | anthem | antiphon | antiphony | apotheosis | applause | Benedicite | benediction | bepraisement | cantata | canticle | chant | cheer | chorale | chorus of cheers | church music | cognizance | congratulation | credit | crediting | cry | deification | doxology | eloge | encomium | eulogium | eulogy | exaltation | excessive praise | flattery | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | Gloria Patri | glorification | glory | gospel | gospel music | grace | hallelujah | hero worship | homage | hommage | honor | hooray | hosanna | hurrah | hurray | huzzah | hymn | hymn of praise | hymnody | hymnography | hymnology | hymn-tune | idolatry | idolizing | Introit | kudos | laud | laudation | lionizing | Magnificat | magnification | mantra | mass | meed of praise | Miserere | motet | Negro spiritual | Nunc Dimittis | offertory | offertory sentence | oratorio | overpraise | panegyric | passion | praise | prayer of thanks | prosodion | psalm | psalmody | rah | recessional | recognition | report | requiem | requiem mass | response | responsory | sacred music | shout | spiritual | Te Deum | thank offering | thanks | thanksgiving | thank-you | tribute | Trisagion | Vedic hymn | versicle | white spiritual | yell | yippee See Also | anthem | congratulations | hymn | kudos | praise Paean In Webster's Dictionary \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr.
Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf.
{P[ae]on}, {Peony}.] [Written also {pean}.]
1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing
deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.
2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. --Dryden.
``Public p[ae]ans of congratulation.'' --De Quincey.
3. See {P[ae]on}.
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