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hymnist

American  
[him-nist] / ˈhɪm nɪst /

noun

  1. a composer of hymns.


hymnist British  
/ hɪmˈnɒɡrəfə, ˈhɪmnədɪst, ˈhɪmnɪst /

noun

  1. a person who composes hymns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hymnist

First recorded in 1615–25; hymn + -ist

Example Sentences

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Cooper also finds fulfillment as an elder at Redeemer Lutheran Church and in studies of theologians Martin Luther and Martin Chemnitz and hymnist Paul Gerhardt.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2018

At Halle it was Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen who not only became the representative hymnist of the Pietists, but also succeeded Francke as head of the great Halle institutions.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

James Montgomery, the noted English hymnist, was a member of the Moravian communion.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

Lutheran Hymnody, 463ff.America’s first woman hymnist, 353ff.American translators of Lutheran hymns, 464ff.America’s greatest hymn, 383ff.Anatolius,

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

As a consequence of this relationship Norway had always looked to Denmark for its hymn literature, and no hymnist of any note had ever risen in the northern country.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

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