
1) Hymns collectively 2) Music of a special form 3) The composition of hymns
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Hymnology is the scholarly study of religious song, or the hymn, in its many aspects, with particular focus on choral and congregational song. It may be more or less clearly distinguished from hymnody, the creation and practice of such song. Hymnologists, such as Erik Routley, may study the history and origins of hymns and of traditions of sung wo...
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study of hymns
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• (n.) A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. • (n.) The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology.
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1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology. ... 2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. ... Origin: Gr. Hymn: cf. F. Hymnologie. ... Source: Webst...
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Hym·nol'o·gy noun [ Greek ... hymn +
-logy : confer French
hymnologie .]
1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the
hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or re...
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the study of hymns, their history, classification, etc. · the composition of hymns. · hymns collectively.
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