Definition of paeans:
(n) :
(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
(n) :
(by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.
(n) :
(Ancient Greece, 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.
(v) :
(transitive, rare) To sing a paean; to praise.