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| a lyric poem with complex stanza forms | ||||
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| a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) | ||||
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| a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | ||||
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| a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) | ||||
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| a hymn derived from the Bible | ||||
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| a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God |