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hymnology|hɪmˈnɒlədʒɪ|
[Originally ad. Gr. ὑµνολογία the singing of hymns (f. ὑµνολόγος hymn-singing; cf. L. hymnologus a singer of hymns); but in modern usage app. taken as f. hymn n. + -ology. Cf. F. hymnologie, the singing of hymns, a treatise on hymns.]
†1. The singing of hymns. Obs.
a1638Mede Diat. 56 (T.) That hymnologie which the Primitive Church used at the offering of bread and wine for the Eucharist. 1727Bailey vol. II, Hymnology, a singing of Hymns or Psalms. 1775in Ash. 1855Milman Lat. Chr. ix. viii. (1864) V. 385 The Chanting and Psalmody of the Church he would perhaps replace..by a more simple and passionate hymnology.
2. The composition of hymns.
1839Stonehouse Axholme 222 With reference to hymnology, he [Charles Wesley] was a poet of very considerable talents. 1879Farrar St. Paul II. 463 note, Christian hymnology began very early, though the hymns were not necessarily metrical.
3. The study of hymns, their history, use, etc.; also, the subject of this study, hymns collectively or as a form of literary composition.
1818Todd, Hymnology, a collection of hymns. 1828Q. Rev. July 17 We shall enter into a preliminary historical sketch of the psalmody, and what we shall take the liberty of calling the hymnology, of the Christian Church. 1855Milman Lat. Chr. xiv. iv. (1864) IX. 174 In fact, all Hymnology, vernacular as well as Latin, is poetry only to predisposed or habituated ears. 1880Manch. Guard. 24 Dec., The most comprehensive and trustworthy handbook of hymnology in the language. 1892J. Julian (title) A Dictionary of Hymnology. |