pean

• Nom désignant une expression formelle de louange, ou un hymne d'invocation ou d'action de grâces, notamment dans la Grèce antique.

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

1. C1formal

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

   Péan (hymne de louange)

   • 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.

   Synonymesanthemhymnodepaeanpsalm

2. C1formal

   A formal expression of praise or tribute.

   Éloge solennel

   • 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.

   Synonymesaccoladecommendationencomiumeulogypaeanpanegyrictribute