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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He began using it as a hymnal bookmark—and a use was born. 3M employees tested them around the office and adored them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
On the power of the presidency – the scope of executive authority and the necessity for the White House to act forcefully when required – they were singing from the same hymnal.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Instead, they learn to sing the local language in a lovely faerie hymnal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
The cellist Abel Selaocoe, introducing an album of pieces by Bach and South African and Tanzanian folk songs, describes how hymnal music from England and the Netherlands mixed with African culture.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
When the service was over and we had finished “Joy to the World,” Joseph handed me the hymnal and I put it in the rack and followed my mother and father out into the aisle.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
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