hymnist

American  

[him-nist] / ˈhɪm nɪst /

noun

1. a composer of hymns.

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hymnist British  

/ hɪmˈnɒɡrəfə, ˈhɪmnədɪst, ˈhɪmnɪst /

noun

1. a person who composes hymns

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Etymology

Origin of hymnist

First recorded in 1615–25; hymn + -ist

Example Sentences

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

Three numbers by the great New England hymnist William Billings include the classic song that gives the album its title, “I Am the Rose of Sharon.”

From New York Times

But the Vedic Hymnist was a worshipper who imposed no conditions upon his gods.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Harriet Krauth, 464.Spanish hymnist, 29.Spectator,

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