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hymnodist

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hym⋅no⋅dy

  [him-nuh-dee]
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–noun
1. the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
2. hymns collectively, esp. the collective hymns of a specific religion, place, or period.
Origin:
1705–15; < ML hymnōdia < Gk hymnōidía chanting of a hymn, equiv. to hýmn(os) hymn + ōidía singing (aoid- sing (see ode ) + -ia -ia )

Related forms:
hym⋅nod⋅i⋅cal  [him-nod-i-kuhl] , adjective
hym⋅no⋅dist, noun
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hym·no·dy   (hĭm'nə-dē)   
n.   pl. hym·no·dies

  1. The singing of hymns.

  2. The composing or writing of hymns.

  3. The hymns of a particular period or church.


[Medieval Latin hymnōdia, from Greek humnōidiā : humnos, hymn + ōidē, song; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.]
hym'no·dist (-dĭst) n.
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