Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student of hymnology; a connoisseur in the history, classification, criticism, and use of hymns.
- noun A hymn-writer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A composer or compiler of
hymns ; one versed inhymnology .
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Examples
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Work of that kind is useful, and absolutely necessary for certain purposes; but, unless for the hymnologist, or for the liturgiologist, it is far from being attractive.
Hymns from the East Being Centos and Suggestions from the Office Books of the Holy Eastern Church John Brownlie
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"Thy nature and Thy name is love," says the great hymnologist, Charles Wesley.
The Theology of Holiness Dougan Clark
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This version of the Anglican hymnologist is only less popular than that of Brother Caswall, which is found alike in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Some time ago an interesting suggestion was made by an Anglican hymnologist
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The Anglican hymnologist, Dr.J. M. Neale, introduced the Speciosa to the English-speaking world in 1866, and ascribed it to Jacopone.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Bishop of Rennes, ecclesiastical writer and hymnologist, b. about
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The hymnologist asks, "What type of sacred song did such a life develop?"
The Passion-Hymns of Iceland 1879-1961 1913
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He can speak and write twenty-eight tongues, including the Chinese and three African languages, and is also eminent as a priest, hymnologist and religious editor.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 1856
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A consideration of the claims of Montgomery to his recognised rank as a hymnologist.
Sacred Poems and Hymns 1771-1854 1854
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We must now advert to the claims of Montgomery to the title and reputation of a hymnologist.
Sacred Poems and Hymns 1771-1854 1854
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