hymnal
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hymnal
1535–45; hymnal ( in def. 1 ) < Medieval Latin hymnāle, noun use of neuter of hymnālis (adj.); hymnal ( in def. 2 ) < Medieval Latin hymnālis; see hymn, -al 1, -al 2
Example Sentences
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The New York Hymnal described the Stonewall as having a "filthy john" and "high prices" and declared it "the tackiest joint in town."
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2017
As a composer, he wrote Anglican chants for the 1982 Hymnal of the Episcopal Church of the United States.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2015
The Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church has two, one a treatment of “While shepherds watched their flocks by night,” and the other of a plainsong melody.
From New York Times • May 25, 2015
This they achieved by extrapolating from the modes familiar from popular song and balladry, just as Vaughan Williams did with his English Hymnal.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010
After we sang a welcoming song from the Catholic Hymnal, Mother Lucy read Matthew chapter five up to verse eleven, and then we sang the national anthem.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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