hymnology

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hym=nol=o=gy

CIDE DICTIONARY

hymnology, n. [Gr. hymn + -logy: cf. F. hymnologie.].

•  The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology.  [1913 Webster]
•  A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hymnology, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the composition or study of hymns.
2 hymns collectively.

Derivative

hymnologist n.