hymnal

H4Y4M3N1A1L1
/ˈhɪmnəl/

noun

A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

Similar
hymnaryhymnbookhymn-bookhymn bookhymnichymnical
OriginMiddle English hymnale ← Medieval Latin hymnāle →
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Meanings

hymnal1

nounhymnal (plural hymnals)

plural hymnals

  1. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

    Synonyms: hymnary, hymnbook, hymn-book, hymn book

hymnal2

adjectivehymnal (comparative more hymnal, superlative most hymnal)

comparative more hymnal · superlative most hymnal

  1. Of or pertaining to hymns.

    Synonyms: hymnic, hymnical

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA collection of hymns; a hymn book.

Similar
hymnaryhymnbookhymn-bookhymn book

adjectiveOf or pertaining to hymns.

Similar
hymnichymnical

More synonyms by meaning

nouna songbook containing a collection of hymns

Similar
hymnbookhymnary
Broader
songbook
Also see
hymnaryhymnbookhymnic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

hymnal · noun

  1. Medieval Latinhymnāle
  2. Middle Englishhymnale
  3. Englishhymnal

From Middle English hymnale, from Medieval Latin hymnāle, noun use of neuter of hymnālis.

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hymnal · adjective

  1. Medieval Latinhymnālis
  2. Englishhymnal

From Medieval Latin hymnālis.

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Translations

Catalan himnari
  • himnaribook or collection of hymns
Danish salmebog
  • salmebogbook or collection of hymns
Dutch kerkgezangen
  • kerkgezangenbook or collection of hymns
Esperanto himnaro
  • himnarobook or collection of hymns
Finnish virsikirja
  • virsikirjabook or collection of hymns
French cantionnaire
  • cantionnairebook or collection of hymns
German Gesangbuch, Gesangsbuch
  • Gesangbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • Gesangsbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • kirchliches Gesangbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • Kirchengesangbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • Kirchengesangsbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • Choralbuchbook or collection of hymns
  • Hymnarbook or collection of hymns
  • Hymnariumbook or collection of hymns
Icelandic sálmabók
  • sálmabókbook or collection of hymns
Italian innario
  • innariobook or collection of hymns
Māori pukapuka hīmene, hīmene
  • pukapuka hīmenebook or collection of hymns
  • hīmenebook or collection of hymns
Norwegian Bokmål salmebok
  • salmebokbook or collection of hymns
Polish kancjonał, kancjonarz
  • kancjonałbook or collection of hymns
  • kancjonarzbook or collection of hymns
Spanish himnario
  • himnariobook or collection of hymns
Swedish psalmbok
  • psalmbokbook or collection of hymns

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hamlyn
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APA

hymnal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hymnal

MLA

“hymnal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hymnal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hymnal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hymnal.

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