Pean

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paean \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr.
     Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf.
     {P[ae]on}, {Peony}.] [Written also {pean}.]
     1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing
        deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.
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     2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or
        praise. --Dryden. "Public p[ae]ans of congratulation."
        --De Quincey.
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     3. See {P[ae]on}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pean \Pean\ (p[=e]n), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.)
     One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or
     tufts or.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pean \Pe"an\ (p[=e]"an), n.
     A song of praise and triumph. See {P[ae]an}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pean
       n 1: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
            ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {paean}]
       2: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric},
           {paean}]