paean /ˈpiː.ən/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. •An enthusiastic expression of praise.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. — 1991 •(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. verb1 •(rare) To sing a paean; to praise.Then let the paeaned hymn aspire, / Nor longer court unholy gloom; / Let happier music wake thy lyre, / Than haunts the precincts of the tomb. — 1804 formspaeaned · paeaning · paeans
