hymnody

From Old French hymnodie, from Latin hymnodia, from Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδία ‎(humnōidía), from ὑμνῳδέω ‎(humnōidéō, “I sing a hymn”), from ὕμνος ‎(húmnos, “song of praise”) + ἀείδω ‎(aeídō, “I sing”).