hymnology
noun
the study of hymns, their history, classification, etc.
hymnologist
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a word derived from
hymnology.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Brownlie has earned for himself the title of hymnologist, and his work and research are at this day of great sterling value to all engaged in the study or collection of hymns.”—Bookman.
From Hymns from the Greek Office Books Together with Centos and Suggestions by John Brownlie
The anecdote seemed to me to run counter to the views of the hymnologist who says "Satan trembles when he sees, the weakest saint upon his knees."
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
Mr Brownlie has done eminent service as a hymnologist and translator of hymns.
From Hymns of the Greek Church Translated with Introduction and Notes by John Brownlie
His genius was so unique and his work so many-sided that with equal justice one might call him a historian, a poet, an educator, a religious philosopher, a hymnologist and a folk-leader.
From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by J. C. (Jens Christian) Aaberg
The use of canticles, more particularly in their variations, is of supreme interest to the hymnologist, because it offers a theory of the origin of Christian hymnody apart from liturgical interpolations or from the psalms.
From Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries by Ruth Ellis Messenger
