All paean synonyms
pae·an
P p 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.