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[Date: 800-900; Language: Latin; Origin: hymnus 'song of praise', from Greek hymnos]
a song of praise to God
ĦĦHe liked to sing hymns as he worked.
a hymn to sth
a book, film, song etc that strongly praises a person or idea
ĦĦTheir first single was a hymn to selfishness called 'Looking After Number One'.
be singing from the same hymn book/sheet
BrE used to say that two or more people understand each other and are thinking about something in the same way