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

Example sentences :

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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