Hymnographer
/hɪmˈnɒɡ.rə.fər/noun
A person who writes hymns, especially liturgical or religious songs.
Did you know?The first element comes from Greek *hymnos* (“song of praise”), while the second comes from *-graphos* (“writer”), the same ancient writing-root behind words tied to recording, drawing, and scribal power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
hymnos
“A song of praise or celebration”
Ancient Greek
Gk
-graphos
“Writing; a writer or recorder”
Byzantine Greek
Gk
hymnographos
“A writer of hymns, especially liturgical poems”
Late Medieval / Ecclesiastical Latin
Lat
hymnographus
“A hymn writer”
Middle English / Modern English
Eng
hymnographer
“A writer of hymns, especially for church use”
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