a hymn to somethinga book, film, song etc that strongly praises a person or idea 歌颂某事物的书[电影，歌曲等] Their first single was a hymn to selfishness called ‘Looking After Number One’. 他们的第一首单曲是颂扬利己的一首歌，名为《珍惜自我》。
a hymn to something• But the message-a hymn to multiculturalism and environmentalism-is of the present.
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