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hymnody
[ him-nuh-dee ]
noun
- the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hymns collectively, especially the collective hymns of a specific religion, place, or period.
hymnody
/ hɪmˈnɒdɪkəl; ˈhɪmnədɪ /
noun
- the composition or singing of hymns
- hymns collectively
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Derived Forms
- hymnodical, adjective
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Other Words From
- hym·nod·i·cal [him-, nod, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- hymno·dist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hymnody1
C18: from Medieval Latin hymnōdia, from Greek humnōidia, from humnōidein to chant a hymn, from hymn + aeidein to sing
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Example Sentences
It is doubtful if there is a nobler hymn of its kind in all the realm of hymnody.
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With these writers the age of Latin hymnody is brought to a close.
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Our best accounts of early Christian hymnody are often subordinated to a general history of Christian hymns.
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Traces of poetic improvisation, which is so closely allied to hymnody, must be seriously considered at this point.
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It was only natural that the hymnody of the Old Testament should have exerted a marked influence upon Christian practice.
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