hymnal

hymnal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪmnəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmnəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English hymnale, from Medieval Latin hymnāle, noun use of neuter of hymnālis.[1][2]

Noun

hymnal (plural hymnals)

1. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

Synonyms

• hymnary
• hymnbook / hymn-book / hymn book

Derived terms

• sing from the same hymnal

Related terms

• hymn
• hymnally
• hymnic
• hymnical
• hymnically
• hymnodist
• hymnody
• hymnology
• hymnologist
• hymnbook

Translations

book or collection of hymns

Armenian: շարակնոց (hy) (šaraknocʿ) Catalan: himnari m Danish: salmebog c Dutch: kerkgezangen (nl) Esperanto: himnaro Finnish: virsikirja (fi) French: cantionnaire (fr) m German: Gesangbuch (de) n, Gesangsbuch n (Austrian), kirchliches Gesangbuch n, Kirchengesangbuch n, Kirchengesangsbuch n (Austrian), Choralbuch n, Hymnar n, Hymnarium n Icelandic: sálmabók f Italian: innario m Maori: pukapuka hīmene, hīmene Northern Sami: salbmakirji Norwegian: Bokmål: salmebok m or f Nynorsk: salmebok f Polish: kancjonał (pl) m, kancjonarz m Spanish: himnario m Swedish: psalmbok (sv) c

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin hymnālis.[1]

Adjective

hymnal (comparative more hymnal, superlative most hymnal)

1. Of or pertaining to hymns.

Synonyms

• hymnic
• hymnical

Derived terms

• hymnally

Translations

hymnic — see hymnic

References

1. “hymnal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
2. “hymnal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary