In ancient Greece, a passionate choral hymn in honour of Dionysus (9)

I believe the answer is:

dithyramb

(Other definitions for dithyramb that I've seen before include "passionate hymn" , "spirited lines" , "Ecstatic choral hymn" , "Song of Ancient Greek" , "poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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