English-Thai Dictionary

paean

N ข้อเขียน หรือ บทเพลง แห่ง ชัยชนะ  hymn ovation kkor-kian-rue-bod-plang-hang-chai-cha-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAEAN, PEAN

n.Among the ancients, a song of rejoicing in honor of Apollo; hence, a song of triumph. 1. In ancient poetry, a foot of four syllables; written also paeon. Of this there are four kinds; the first consisting of one long and three short syllables, or a trochee and a pyrrhic, as temporibus; the second of a short syllable, a long and two short, or an iambus and a pyrrhic, as potentia; the third of two short syllables, a long and a short one, or a phrrhic and a trochee, as animatus; the fourth of three short syllables and along one, or a pyrrhic and iambus, as celeritus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAEAN

Pæ "an, n. Etym: [L. paean, Gr. Pæon, Peony. ] [Written also pean. ]

 

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

 

2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. Dryden. "Public pæans of congratulation. " De Quincey.

 

3. See Pæon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

paean

pae an |ˈpēən ˈpiən | ▶noun a song of praise or triumph. • a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise: his books are paeans to combat. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo ’ (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

paean

paean |ˈpiːən | ▶noun a song of praise or triumph. • a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise: he's created a filmic paean to his hero. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo ’ (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

paean

paean noun a great paean of triumph: song of praise, hymn, alleluia; plaudit, glorification, eulogy, tribute, panegyric, accolade, acclamation; formal encomium.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

paean

paean noun Moses leads the people in a great paean of triumph | paeans of praise for everybody's wisdom: song of praise, hymn, psalm, anthem, shout of praise, alleluia; praise, plaudit, exaltation, glorification, eulogy, tribute, testimonial, extolment, encomium, panegyric, accolade, acclamation, commendation, compliment, bouquet.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

paean

pae an /pí (ː )ən /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠喜び [感謝 ]の歌 ; 賛歌 .