hymnary

[him-nuh-ree]

noun

plural

hymnaries 

1. a hymnal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hymnary¹

From the Medieval Latin word hymnārium, dating back to 1885–90. See hymn, -ary

Example Sentences

The young student was so successful in his rendering of the former hymn that it subsequently found a place in the Norwegian church hymnary.

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Specifically, there is no collection of hymns in existence which might correspond to a modern hymnary.

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But the Greek Church can boast of many hymn writers in her communion, whose compositions would do no discredit to our Western hymnaries.

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