'Hymnology' definitions:

Definition of 'Hymnology'

From: GCIDE
  • Hymnology \Hym*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? hymn + -logy: cf. F. hymnologie.]
  • 1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. [1913 Webster]