Associations to the word «Paean»
Noun
Wiktionary
PAEAN, noun. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
PAEAN, noun. An enthusiastic expression of praise.
PAEAN, verb. (transitive) To praise.
Dictionary definition
PAEAN, noun. A formal expression of praise.
PAEAN, noun. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.