hymnal

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪmnəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪmnəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English hymnale, from Medieval Latin hymnāle, noun use of neuter of hymnālis.[1][2]

Noun

hymnal (plural hymnals)

A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

Synonyms

hymnary
hymnbook / hymn-book / hymn book

Derived terms

sing from the same hymnal

Related terms

Translations

book or collection of hymns

Armenian: շարակնոց (hy) (šaraknocʻ)
Catalan: himnari m
Danish: salmebog c
Dutch: kerkgezangen (nl)
Esperanto: himnaro
Finnish: virsikirja (fi)
French: cantionnaire (fr) m
German: Gesangbuch (de) n, Gesangsbuch n (Austrian), kirchliches Gesangbuch n, Kirchengesangbuch n, Kirchengesangsbuch n (Austrian), Choralbuch n, Hymnar n, Hymnarium n
Icelandic: sálmabók f
Italian: innario m
Maori: pukapuka hīmene, hīmene
Northern Sami: salbmakirji
Norwegian:
Bokmål: salmebok m or f

Nynorsk: salmebok f
Old English: ymenbōc f
Polish: kancjonał (pl) m, kancjonarz m
Spanish: himnario (es) m
Swedish: psalmbok (sv) c

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin hymnālis.[1]

Adjective

hymnal (comparative more hymnal, superlative most hymnal)

Of or pertaining to hymns.

Synonyms

Derived terms

hymnally

Translations

hymnic — see hymnic

References

“hymnal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“hymnal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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