noun (n)

• (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  paean
  

  source: wordnet30
• a formal expression of praise(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  encomium, eulogy, paean, panegyric
  

  source: wordnet30
• One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or.(noun)

  source: webster1913
• A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan.(noun)

  source: webster1913