In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HYMNOLOGY
Etymology
Noun
hymnology (usually uncountable, plural hymnologies)
The study of hymns; hymnody.
Source: Wiktionary
Hym*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. hymnologie.]
1. 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.
2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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