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hymnody
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hymnody has 1 sense
- hymnody(n = noun.act) psalmody - the act of singing psalms or hymns; Array is a kind of singing, vocalizing
CIDE DICTIONARY
hymnody, n. [Gr. ; a hymn + a song, a singing.].
Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hymnody, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a the singing of hymns. b the composition of hymns.
2 hymns collectively.
1 a the singing of hymns. b the composition of hymns.
2 hymns collectively.
Derivative
hymnodist n.
Etymology
med.L hymnodia f. Gk humnoidia f. humnos hymn: cf. PSALMODY
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