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Sacred songs
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hymnody
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms. 2 (context countable English) The hymns of a particular church or of a particular time.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: psalmody ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hymnody \Hym"no*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a hymn + ? a song, a singing.] Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
Usage examples of hymnody.
Then followed, in successive tides, from England, the copious hymnody of the Methodist revival, both Calvinist and Wesleyan, of the Evangelical revival, and now at last of the Oxford revival, with its affluence of translations from the ancient hymnists, as well as of original hymns.
With impartiality he passed from strains of popular hymnody to the familiar ditties of the music hall, lavishing on each an excess of sentiment.
After a short silence, Sister Hymnody offered a provocatory in plaintone, though her sweet bell-like voice quavered.