hymnaries

Variant of hymnal

hymnal definition

hym·nal (him′nəl)

noun

a collection of religious hymns
also hymnbook hymn′·book′ or hymnary hym′·nary (-nə rē)

Etymology: ME hymnale < ML < L hymnus

adjective

of hymns

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