hymnody
English
WOTD – 18 December 2007
Etymology
From Old French hymnodie, from Latin hymnodia, from Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδία (humnōidía), from ὑμνῳδέω (humnōidéō, “I sing a hymn”), from ὕμνος (húmnos, “song of praise”) + ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪm.nə.di/
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Noun
hymnody (countable and uncountable, plural hymnodies)
- (uncountable) The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms.
- 1721, Thomas Ken, J. Wyat, editor, The Works of the Right Reverend, Learned and Pious, Thomas Ken, D.D., volume IV, Vrania: or, the Spouſe's Garden, page 448:
- Primeval Worſhip, Lord, retrieve, / For whoſe Decays the Faithful grieve, / For as thy Temple-Off'rings fall or riſe, / Hymnody chills or fires, Religion lives or dies.
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- (countable) The hymns of a particular church or of a particular time.
- 1718, William Gordon, J. Bettenham, editor, An Apology for the Use of the English Liturgy and Worship, page 56:
- Therefore do we recite this Seraphick Theology delivered to us, that in that cæleſtialHymnody we may communicate with the Heavenly Hoſt …
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Related terms
- hymn
- hymnal
- hymnally
- hymnary
- hymnbook
- hymnic
- hymnical
- hymnically
- hymnodic
- hymnodical
- hymnodist
- hymnologic
- hymnological
- hymnologically
- hymnologist
- hymnology
Translations
writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms
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hymns of a particular church or of a particular time
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