Crossword clues for hymnal
hymnal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hymnal \Hym"nal\, n. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1500, imnale, himnale, from Medieval Latin hymnale, from ymnus, from Latin hymnus (see hymn). As an adjective, attested from 1640s. Hymnal measure, a quatrain, usually iambic, alternately rhymed, is so called for being the preferred verse form for English hymns (such as "Amazing Grace"), but it has been popular in English secular poetry as well, "though it almost always suggests the hymn, directly or ironically" [Miller Williams, "Patterns of Poetry," Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1986].
Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to hymns n. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are from the Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity, although individual hymns such as the Te Deum go back much further. The Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, together with the growing popularity of moveable type, quickly made hymnals a standard feature of Christian worship in all major denominations of Western and Central Europe. The first hymnal of the Reformation was Achtliederbuch, followed by the Erfurt Enchiridion. An important hymnal of the 17th century was Praxis pietatis melica.
Usage examples of "hymnal".
He had a clear view of the congregation and he watched as, one by one, they passed behind the pulpit to pick up a hymnal, a jumpsuit, and a gas mask on their way to the makeshift pews.
I squeezed along the bench when my time came, and managed not to catch my sash on the altar rail, but my thoughts were remote as I grasped the beaker of hymnal wine for the first time and Father Francis recited the promises of heaven.
Noshiftday beaming from the visions of the hymnal wine, and which the rest of us attended with irregularity and a dim sense of foreboding.
Church attendances went up and the dark seemed denser when you passed the tall open doorways, scented with a new variety of hymnal wine.
He opened a silver cupboard, extracted a chalice, genuflected, and poured himself a slosh of hymnal wine.
I grabbed a hymnal out of the back of the next pew and knocked the incendiary off with it onto the floor.
Ben and Chloe were sharing a hymnal, both singing while stealing glances at each other.
Jason tried to concentrate on the hymnal in his hands, his eyes kept straying toward the choir and the tall, stately form of Star McNamara.
Star let her Bible and hymnal fall to the ground then broke into a dead run toward the shelter of the nearby woods.
A dropped hymnal during rehearsal of the Sunday offertory evoked biting remarks.
She quickly looked down at the hymnal, only to have to tighten her grip on the book when it started to slip from her trembling fingers.
She leaned over and adjusted the hymnal for Maddie at the moment she heard the baritone voice approach.
She clutched the hymnal to her chest to hide the fact that her hands were trembling as well.
When the final recessional hymn began, she slipped her purse strap over her shoulder and stood with the congregation, a hymnal in her hands.
Psalter, in the same character, a Placebo and a Dirige, with a Hymnal and Collectary, for 4 s.