hymnology

hym·nol·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [him-nol-uh-jee]
- /hɪmˈnɒl ə dʒi/
- /ˌhɪm.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [him-nol-uh-jee]
- /hɪmˈnɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of hymnology word

noun hymnology the study of hymns, their history, classification, etc. 1
noun hymnology the composition of hymns. 1
noun hymnology hymns collectively. 1
noun hymnology The study or composition of hymns. 1
noun hymnology the study of hymn composition 0
noun hymnology the study of hymns, their history, use, etc. 0

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Origin of hymnology

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; hymn + -o- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Hymnology

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hymnology

hymnology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hymnology usage trend in Literature

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