hymn
combination of text and tune specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer
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Summary
hymn is a song type[1]. hymn ranks in the top 7% of song type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,324 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: music genre[3], lyric poetry genre[4]
- Subclass of: song[5], practical poetry[6], poem[7]
- Commons category: Hymns[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anthems[9]
- Facet of: praise[10]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[16]
- Partially coincident with: anthem[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox anthem[18]
- Different from: anthem[19], national anthem[20], Tartil[21], religious hymn[22], Christian hymn[23]
- Properties for this type: P366[24]
- Studied by: hymnology[25]
- Practiced by: hymnwriter[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- P14541: 2XP93G[28]
Why It Matters
hymn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] hymn is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]