Hymnody Definition

hĭmnə-dē
hymnodies
noun
hymnodies
The singing of hymns.
Webster's New World
Hymns collectively.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The hymns of a particular period or church.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
hymnody
Plural:
hymnodies

Origin of Hymnody

  • From Old French hymnodie, from Latin hymnodia, from Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδία (humnōidia), from ὑμνῳδέω (humnōideō, “I sing a hymn”), from ὕμνος (humnos, “song of praise”) + ἀείδω (aeidō, “I sing”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin hymnōdia from Greek humnōidiā humnos hymn ōidē song wed-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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