hymnologist

From hymnology +‎ -ist.

hymnologist (plural hymnologists)

1. A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.

• hymnology

• Thomas Busby (1817) A Dictionary of Music, Theoretical and Practical
• “hymnologist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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