paean
A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to…A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
» This is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
Это точное и поэтичное воспевание сокола-сапсана.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
(broadly)Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
Paian, Päan
победная песньpobednaja pesnʹ, пеа́нpeán
пеанpean
(broadly)An enthusiastic expression of praise.
a formal expression of praise
Examples
1 sentencesThis is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
ruЭто точное и поэтичное воспевание сокола-сапсана.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin paeān (“a hymn, especially a victory hymn, to Apollo or another god”), from AncFrom Latin paeān (“a hymn, especially a victory hymn, to Apollo or another god”), from Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “a chant or song, especially a thanksgiving or victory hymn, to Apollo under the name Παιᾱ́ν (Paiā́n)”), from the phrase Ἰὼ Παιᾱ́ν (Iṑ Paiā́n, “O Paean!, Thanks to Paean!”). According to Homer, Paián or Paean was the name of the physician of the gods; its further etymology is unclear. It has been suggested that Παιᾱ́ν is derived from *παιάϝων (*paiáwōn, “one who heals illnesses through magic”), from *παῖϝα (*paîwa), *παϝία (*pawía, “to blow”), related to παίω (paíō, “to hit, strike”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (“to hit; to cut”)), or from παύω (paúō, “to bring to an end; to abate, to stop”) (from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)), or that it may be a Pre-Greek word.
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