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[ pee-uhn ] / ˈpi ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paean ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany song of praise, joy, or triumph. a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving to Apollo or some other ancient Greek deity. Origin of paean1535–45; <Latin: religious or festive hymn, special use of Paean appellation of Apollo <Greek Paiā́n physician of the gods OTHER WORDS FROM paeanpae·an·ism, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH paeanpaean , paeon, peonWords nearby paeanPadua, paduasoy, Paducah, Padus, p. ae., paean, paed-, paederast, paediatrician, paediatrics, paedo- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paeanIf the point was to create a paean to mediocrity, then Linklater has made maybe the definitive work on the subject. Black 'Boyhood' Is Always Black First, Boy Later|Teo Bugbee|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He spoke movingly about his parents, got a rousing response to every paean to business success and American values. Mitt Romney Rocked His Speech—Inside the Republican Convention Bubble|Lauren Ashburn|September 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Shockingly, this paean to the good old days did not prevail. Immigration Ruling No Victory for AZ|Gabriel J. Chin, Marc L. Miller|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST A paean to the lack of “personal ambition” in the American armed forces? Obama’s Speech Took Ideas From the GOP and Rhetoric From Madison Avenue|Lee Siegel|January 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In its modern origins California was paean to progress in the best sense of the word. The Golden State Is Crumbling|Joel Kotkin|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST The officers, led by the Captain waving his cap from the bridge, joined in the paean. To feel, to do, to stride forward in elation chanting a paean of triumphant life! The Crock of Gold|James Stephens The golden glow of the sunset was running in his veins in a paean of personal triumph. The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer Hats off, then, to the little feathered Christians who sing for their fellow-prisoners a paean of praise. The Professional Aunt|Mary C.E. Wemyss It is intended to swell the paean for Jones or for Smith, and to procure results under false pretences. Ars Recte Vivende|George William Curtis
British Dictionary definitions for paean
nouna hymn sung in ancient Greece in invocation of or thanksgiving to a deity any song of praise enthusiastic praisethe film received a paean from the critics Word Origin for paeanC16: via Latin from Greek paiān hymn to Apollo, from his title Paiān, denoting the physician of the gods Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paeanhymn, song, anthem, acclamation, psalm, praise, ode, pean, laud, laudation |