hymnody

hymnody
hymnodical /him nod"i keuhl/, adj.hymnodist, n.
/him"neuh dee/, n.
1. the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
2. hymns collectively, esp. the collective hymns of a specific religion, place, or period.
[1705-15; < ML hymnodia < Gk hymnoidía chanting of a hymn, equiv. to hýmn(os) HYMN + oidía singing (aoid- sing (see ODE) + -ia -IA)]

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