hymnody

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hymnody
    n 1: the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: {psalmody},
         {hymnody}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hymnody \Hym"no*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a hymn + ? a song, a singing.]
   Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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