Associations to the word «Paean»

Wiktionary

PAEAN, noun. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
PAEAN, noun. An enthusiastic expression of praise.
PAEAN, verb. (transitive) To praise.

Dictionary definition

PAEAN, noun. A formal expression of praise.
PAEAN, noun. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats