hymnals are distributed among the congregation before the church service so everyone can join in the singing
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At tiny churches, phones even come in handy as hymnals and the music accompaniment for singing praises and lifting joyful songs because there is no organ or choir.—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 But now, after several days of protests and unrest in Los Angeles, everyone is once again reading from the same hymnal — condemning disorder and calling for a harsh crackdown.—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The administration, everyone in the administration has required to sing at one hymnal.—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025 Within five lines, the bridge incorporates a hymnal, pledges undying devotion and solidifies a spiritual quality to the relationship that had been seeded earlier.—Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hymnal
Word History
Etymology
Middle English hymnale, from Medieval Latin, from Latin hymnus
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