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Synonyms for paean
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pee-uh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi ən |
Définition of paean
Origin :- 1590s, from Latin paean "hymn of deliverance," from Greek paian "hymn, chant, hymn to Apollo," from Paian, a name of the god of healing; originally the physician of the gods (in Homer), later merged with Apollo; literally "one who touches" (i.e. "one who heals by a touch"), from paio "to touch, strike."
- noun hymn of praise
- There was no word of the bank episode, nothing but a paean of victory.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The officers, led by the Captain waving his cap from the bridge, joined in the paean.
- Extract from : « The Man » by Bram Stoker
- Paean, A name of Apollo; a song sung before or after a battle.
- Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata
- "Thank you," he said simply, but his tone was better than a paean of praise.
- Extract from : « The Trail of Conflict » by Emilie Baker Loring
- That hum of wings is the Calicurgus' paean of triumph, until it be her death-song.
- Extract from : « More Hunting Wasps » by J. Henri Fabre
- For Wagner's music is the century's paean of material triumph.
- Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld
- This paean of recantation and aspiration occupies the remainder of the poem.
- Extract from : « Adonais » by Shelley
- When the victory is won, he exults in a paean of victory as soul-stirring as the Song of Deborah.
- Extract from : « English Literature » by William J. Long
- "You've crooked your orbit this time, bright boys," his jeer was a paean of triumph.
- Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
- If Father Roland had known, he would have uttered a paean of joy.
- Extract from : « The Courage of Marge O'Doone » by James Oliver Curwood
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