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hymnist

American  
[him-nist] / ˈhɪm nɪst /

noun

  1. a composer of hymns.


hymnist British  
/ 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


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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

Ephrem Syrus, who has been called “the cithern of the Holy Spirit,” was the greatest teacher of his time in the Syrian Church, as well as her most gifted hymnist.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

Swedberg, who was born near Falun, Sweden, in the year 1653, was the first important hymnist of his native land.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

The celebrated hymnist happily has left a personal account of how he wrote “America.”

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

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

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

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