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hymnography en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English hymn Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English hymnography From hymn + -o- + -graphy.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The art of composing hymns.
   • Parallel to this - and at the same time - hymnography flourishes, reaching its high point at the end of the first millennium. 2005, Maria Vasilakē, Images of the Mother of God: Perceptions of the Theotokos in Byzantium, →ISBN, page 76:

Relateds

hymnographer · hymnographically · hymnographical

Translations (3)

fi virsien säveltäminen (art of composing hymns) · pt hinografia (art of composing hymns) · fi hymnografia (art of composing hymns)