hymn
combination of text and tune specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer
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hymn
Summary
hymn is a song type[1]. hymn ranks in the top 7% of song_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,373 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- hymn's instance of is recorded as song type[3].
- hymn's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
- hymn's instance of is recorded as lyric poetry genre[5].
- hymn is a type of song[6].
- hymn is a type of practical poetry[7].
- hymn is a type of poem[8].
- hymn's Commons category is recorded as Hymns[9].
- hymn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anthems[10].
- hymn's facet of is recorded as praise[11].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[12].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
- hymn's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[17].
- hymn's partially coincident with is recorded as anthem[18].
- hymn's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox anthem[19].
- hymn's different from is recorded as anthem[20].
- hymn's different from is recorded as national anthem[21].
- hymn's different from is recorded as Tartil[22].
- hymn's different from is recorded as religious hymn[23].
- hymn's different from is recorded as Christian hymn[24].
- hymn's studied by is recorded as hymnology[25].
- hymn's practiced by is recorded as hymnwriter[26].
- hymn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include song type[3], music genre[4], and lyric poetry genre[5]. Recorded subclass of include song[6], practical poetry[7], and poem[8].
Why It Matters
hymn ranks in the top 7% of song_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,373 views/month).[2] hymn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] hymn is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]