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Meanings of hymnody in English

Catalan
salmòdia

The act of singing psalms or hymns.

salmòdia
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Examples for "psalmody"
Examples for "psalmody"
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Even Jonathan Edwards admitted the need of better psalm-books and better psalmody.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
2
At times, also, he gave instruction to an evening class in psalmody.
Biographical Sketches / (From: "Fanshawe and Other Pieces")
3
We recognize again the national mood of the psalmody of the first act.
A Second Book of Operas
4
The parish clerk, skilled in psalmody, has sometimes shown evidences of true poetic feeling.
The Parish Clerk
5
Two quotations from St. Athanasius and St. Augustine, in praise of psalmody, are added.
The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary
Usage of hymnody in English
1
Culture smiles at this unclassic hymnody of long ago, but its history should disarm criticism.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
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Now the Priest, far from objecting to this interruption, worked it into his solemn hymnody, albeit with a jarring change of rhythm:
Quicksilver
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Certain passages in the classics, and many an elaborate mathematical formula, long retained for him an association with the cadences of revivalist hymnody.
Born in Exile
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As Rector of St. James church, Lancaster, Pa., he interested himself in the improvement of ecclesiastical hymnody, and did much good reforming work.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
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With impartiality he passed from strains of popular hymnody to the familiar ditties of the music hall, lavishing on each an excess of sentiment.
Thyrza
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After a short silence, Sister Hymnody offered a provocatory in plaintone, though her sweet bell-like voice quavered.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
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He is Australasian editor for a Dictionary of World Hymnody, soon to be published jointly in Great Britain and America.
Radio NZ
Translations for hymnody
Catalan
salmòdia
Hymnody through the time