hymnographer

noun

hym·​nog·​ra·​pher

himˈnägrəfə(r)

plural -s

1

: a writer on hymnography

2

: hymnist

Word History

Etymology

Greek hymnographos (from hymnos hymn + -graphos -graph) + English -er

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