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hymnodies

hymnodies is the plural of hymnody.

Meaning of hymnody

Noun

hymnody (countable and uncountable, plural hymnodies)

  1. (uncountable) The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms.
    • Primeval Worſhip, Lord, retrieve, / For whoſe Decays the Faithful grieve, / For as thy Temple-Off'rings fall or riſe, / Hymnody chills or fires, Religion lives or dies.1721, Thomas Ken, edited by J. Wyat, The Works of the Right Reverend, Learned and Pious, Thomas Ken, D.D., volume IV, Vrania: or, the Spouſe's Garden, page 448
  2. (countable) The hymns of a particular church or of a particular time.
    • Therefore do we recite this Seraphick Theology delivered to us, that in that cæleſtial Hymnody we may communicate with the Heavenly Hoſt …1718, William Gordon, edited by J. Bettenham, An Apology for the Use of the English Liturgy and Worship, page 56

Questions about hymnodies

What is hymnodies the plural of?
Hymnodies is the plural of hymnody.

Words near hymnodies in the dictionary

  1. hymnist
  2. hymnists
  3. hymnless
  4. hymnlike
  5. hymnodic
  6. hymnodies
  7. hymnodist
  8. hymnodists
  9. hymnody
  10. hymnographer
  11. hymnographers

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