Paean

['piːən] or ['piən]

(noun.) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).

Typed by Hannah--From WordNet

(n.) An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

(n.) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.

(n.) See Paeon.

Checker: Uriah

SYN:Jubilation, 'Te_Deum', alleluia

ANT:Dirge, miserere, threnody, jeremiade

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Edited by Andrea