hymnography
hymnography noun: the art of composing hymns.
Noun
hymnography (uncountable)
- The art of composing hymns.
- Parallel to this - and at the same time - hymnography flourishes, reaching its high point at the end of the first millennium.2005, Maria Vasilakē, Images of the Mother of God: Perceptions of the Theotokos in Byzantium, →ISBN, page 76
Origin of hymnography
From hymn + -o- + -graphy.
Words that rhyme with hymnography
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Questions about hymnography
- What does hymnography mean?
- Hymnography means the art of composing hymns.
- What part of speech is hymnography?
- Hymnography is a noun.
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