'Pean' definitions:

Definition of 'pean'

noun

(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: paean, pean]

noun

A formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean]

From: GCIDE

Pean \Pean\ (p[=e]n), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Pean \Pe"an\ (p[=e]"an), n. A song of praise and triumph. See P[ae]an. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Paean \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. P[ae]on, Peony.] [Written also pean.]
1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities. [1913 Webster]
2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or praise. --Dryden. "Public p[ae]ans of congratulation." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
3. See P[ae]on. [1913 Webster]