1. a song of praise or triumph
2. an expression of enthusiastic praise

Examples

• The crowd sang a paean to celebrate their team’s victory.
• Her speech was a paean to the volunteers who helped during the crisis.
• The review was a paean of praise for the young actor’s performance.
• Ancient Greeks would sing paeans to honor their gods.
• The book reads like a paean to small-town American values.
• Critics wrote paeans about the director’s innovative filmmaking techniques.