pean

A noun referring to a formal expression of praise or a hymn of invocation or thanksgiving, especially in ancient Greece.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una expresión formal de alabanza o un himno de invocación o agradecimiento, especialmente en la Antigua Grecia.

1. Hymn of praise C1 formal

   A song or hymn of praise, especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity.

   • The ancient Greeks sang a pean to Apollo before battle.
   • The chorus performed a pean to celebrate the harvest.
   • A pean was composed in honor of the victorious general.

   🇪🇸Peán (himno de alabanza)

   Sinónimos: anthemhymnodepaeanpsalm

2. Expression of praise C1 formal

   A formal expression of praise or tribute.

   • The speech was a pean to the achievements of the team.
   • Her article was a pean to the beauty of the natural world.
   • The award ceremony became a pean for the artist's lifetime work.

   🇪🇸Elogio formal o tributo

   Sinónimos: accoladecommendationencomiumeulogypaeanpanegyrictribute