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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.

Origin:
1705–15; < Medieval Latin hymnōdia < Greek hymnōidía chanting of a hymn, equivalent 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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hymnody (ˈhɪmnədɪ)

—n
1.	the composition or singing of hymns
2.	hymns collectively

[C18: from Medieval Latin hymnōdia, from Greek humnōidia, from humnōidein to chant a hymn, from hymn + aeidein to sing]

hymnodical

—*adj*

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