hym·no·dy 
(hĭmnə-dē)
(hĭmnə-dē)n. pl. hym·no·dies
1. The singing of hymns.
2. The composing or writing of hymns.
3. The hymns of a particular period or church.
[Medieval Latin hymnōdia, from Greek humnōidiā : humnos, hymn + ōidē, song; see wed-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
hymno·dist (-dĭst) n.
- devil's darning needle
- devil's food cake
- Devil's Island
- devil's paintbrush
- devil's tongue
- Devils Tower
- devil's walking stick
- deviltry
- devilwood
- De Vinne
- devious
- deviously
- deviousness
- devisable
- devise
- devisee
- deviser
- devisor
- devitalization
- devitalize
- devitrifiable
- devitrification
- devitrify
- devocalization
- devocalize