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Definitions and meaning of paean

paean

Etymology

From Latin paeān (“a hymn, especially a victory hymn, to Apollo or another god”), from Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “a chant or song, especially a thanksgiving or victory hymn, to Apollo under the name Παιᾱ́ν (Paiā́n)”), from the phrase Ἰὼ Παιᾱ́ν (Iṑ Paiā́n, “O Paean!, Thanks to Paean!”). According to Homer, Paián or Paean was the name of the physician of the gods; its further etymology is unclear. It has been suggested that Παιᾱ́ν is derived from *παιάϝων (*paiáwōn, “one who heals illnesses through magic”), from *παῖϝα (*paîwa), *παϝία (*pawía, “to blow”), related to παίω (paíō, “to hit, strike”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (“to hit; to cut”)), or from παύω (paúō, “to bring to an end; to abate, to stop”) (from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)), or that it may be a Pre-Greek word.

Compare Middle French and French paean (also French péan), Italian peana, Portuguese peã, péan.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ən/
• Rhymes: -iːən
• Homophone: peon
• Hyphenation: pae‧an

Noun

paean (plural paeans)

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
2. (by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
3. (by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.

   Synonyms: hymn, encomium, praise, tribute

   • 1991 August, J[ohn] A[shby] Baldwin[, Jr.], “Foreword”, in Philip D. Caine, Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons, Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, →OCLC, page ix:

     Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.

Alternative forms

• pæan
• pean

Derived terms

• cornopean
• paeanize
• peanism

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See also

• hagiography
• peon, unrelated homophone

Verb

paean (third-person singular simple present paeans, present participle paeaning, simple past and past participle paeaned)

1. (transitive, rare) To sing a paean; to praise.

References

Further reading

• paean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Paean (god) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• apnea

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “chant, song of praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpae̯.aːn/, [ˈpäe̯äːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.an/, [ˈpɛːän]

Noun

paeān m (genitive paeānis); third declension

1. paean, specifically:
   1. (Ancient Greece, historical) Hymn to Apollo.
   2. (by extension) Hymn or song of victory or praise.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

• Alternative accusative singular form: paeāna

Descendants

• → English: paean
• → French: péan
• → Italian: peana
• → Portuguese: peã

References

• “paean”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• paean in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• paean in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.