Meaning of PAEAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'peeun
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- [n] a formal expression of praise
- [n] a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
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| | Synonyms: | | encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean |
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| | See Also: | | anthem, congratulations, hymn, kudos, praise | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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