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All paean synonyms

pae·an
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noun paean

  • anthem — An anthem is a song which is used to represent a particular nation, society, or group and which is sung on special occasions.
  • alleluia — Alleluia means the same as hallelujah.
  • balladry — ballad poetry or songs
  • laud — to praise; extol.
  • choral — Choral music is sung by a choir.
  • lieder — a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership: Schubert lieder.
  • chorale — A chorale is a piece of music sung as part of a church service.
  • eulogy — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
  • evensong — (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
  • hallelujah — an exclamation of “hallelujah!”.
  • hymn — a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
  • canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
  • doggerel — comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor.
  • hosanna — a cry of “hosanna.”.
  • oratorio — an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
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