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hymnology

[ him-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the study of hymns, their history, classification, etc.
  2. the composition of hymns.
  3. hymns collectively.


hymnology

/ ˌhɪmnəˈlɒdʒɪk; hɪmˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of hymn composition
  2. another word for hymnody
“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


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Derived Forms

  • hymnologic, adjective
  • hymˈnologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • hym·no·log·ic [him-nl-, oj, -ik], hymno·logi·cal adjective
  • hymno·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • hym·nolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hymnology1

First recorded in 1630–40; hymn + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

The modern hymnology, of which all sections of p. 320the Church are justly proud, exists in vain for them.

The study of hymnology, like that of other features of the early Church, is apt to be affected by the opinion of the commentator.

No student can leave the consideration of early Christian hymnology without a sense of defeat.

A body of worshippers that can produce such a hymnology must possess a large measure of genuine piety and devotion.

We now advance to the last and richest of all the periods of hymnology, the mediaeval.

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