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.
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   2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.
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