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Hymnography

Hym-nog′ra-phy

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] hymn +
graphy
.]
The art or act of composing hymns.

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hymnography

hymnography

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Noun

hymnography (uncountable)

  1. The art of composing hymns
    • 2005, Maria Vasilakē, Images of the Mother of God: Perceptions of the Theotokos in Byzantium, ISBN 0754636038, p. 76.
      Parallel to this - and at the same time - hymnography flourishes, reaching its high point at the end of the first millennium.

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