hymnal
pronunciation
How to pronounce hymnal in British English:
UK ['hɪmnəl]
How to pronounce hymnal in American English:
US [ˈhɪmnəl]
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- Noun:
- a songbook containing a collection of hymns
Word Origin
- hymnal (n.)
- c. 1500, imnale, himnale, from Medieval Latin hymnale, from ymnus, from Latin hymnus (see hymn). As an adjective, attested from 1640s. Hymnal measure, a quatrain, usually iambic, alternately rhymed, is so called for being the preferred verse form for English hymns (such as "Amazing Grace"), but it has been popular in English secular poetry as well, "though it almost always suggests the hymn, directly or ironically" [Miller Williams, "Patterns of Poetry," Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1986].
Example
- 1. You know every song in mama 's hymnal .
- 2. Now you can make your own digital hymnal .
- 3. Cause your grace is a hymnal that 's so amazing .
- 4. He sang in the church choir and liked to put little pieces of paper in the hymnal to mark the songs he was supposed to sing .
- 5. The hymnal leader will be on duty for that day to record the attendance and collect the materials and questions for the class .