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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ymne, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ymen, from [[Latin]] hymnus [[song]] of [[praise]], from [[Greek]] hymnos

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ymne, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ymen, from [[Latin]] hymnus [[song]] of [[praise]], from [[Greek]] hymnos

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

A '''hymn''' is a [[type]] of [[song]], usually religious, specifically written for the [[purpose]] of [[praise]], [[adoration]] or [[prayer]], and typically addressed to a [[deity]] or deities, or to a prominent figure or [[personification]]. The word hymn derives from [[Greek]] ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of [[praise]]." Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.

A '''hymn''' is a [[type]] of [[song]], usually religious, specifically written for the [[purpose]] of [[praise]], [[adoration]] or [[prayer]], and typically addressed to a [[deity]] or deities, or to a prominent figure or [[personification]]. The word hymn derives from [[Greek]] ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of [[praise]]." Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.

==Origins==

==Origins==

Ancient hymns include the Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten Great Hymn to the Aten], composed by Pharaoh [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_95#95:5._THE_REMARKABLE_IKHNATON Akhenaten]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas Vedas], a collection of hymns in the [[tradition]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms the Psalms], a collection of [[songs]] from [[Judaism]]. The Western [[tradition]] of hymnody begins with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Hymns Homeric Hymns], a collection of ancient Greek hymns, the oldest of which were written in the 7th century BC, praising deities of the ancient Greek religions. Surviving from the 3rd century BC is a collection of six literary hymns (Ὕμνοι) by the Alexandrian poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus Callimachus].

Ancient hymns include the Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten Great Hymn to the Aten], composed by Pharaoh [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_95#95:5._THE_REMARKABLE_IKHNATON Akhenaten]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas Vedas], a collection of hymns in the [[tradition]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms the Psalms], a collection of [[songs]] from [[Judaism]]. The Western [[tradition]] of hymnody begins with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Hymns Homeric Hymns], a collection of ancient Greek hymns, the oldest of which were written in the 7th century BC, praising deities of the ancient Greek religions. Surviving from the 3rd century BC is a collection of six literary hymns (Ὕμνοι) by the Alexandrian poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus Callimachus].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Fathers Patristic] writers began applying the term ὕμνος, or hymnus in [[Latin]], to Christian songs of praise, and frequently used the word as a synonym for "psalm".

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Fathers Patristic] writers began applying the term ὕμνος, or hymnus in [[Latin]], to Christian songs of praise, and frequently used the word as a synonym for "psalm".