hymnographer
/hɪmˈnɒɡrəfə
/noun
A writer of hymns.Monks, and occasionally nuns, were among the most famous liturgical hymnographers....
- Used by 4th-century Syrian hymnographers, contrafacta were also written by the later authors of the Byzantine kontakion.
- Joseph the Poet and Hymnographer is the most prolific hymnographer in the history of Orthodox Christianity.
Derivatives
hymnography
- Fr. Rutler's views on liturgical music and hymnography are a reflection of his lifelong service to the Lord.
- This book will be completely accessible to the uninitiated, and a wealth of hymnography for the established cantor.
- Roman law and Roman legal practice enriched the system of images of Byzantine hymnography.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Greek humnographos, from humnos 'hymn' + graphos 'writer'.