Words that rhyme with hymnology

n 1: a collection of selected literary passages

n 1: the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

n 1: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" 2: a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly [syn: apology, apologia] 3: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" [syn: apology, excuse]

n 1: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: archeology, archaeology]

n 1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: astrology, star divination]

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

n 1: the science that studies living organisms [syn: biology, biological science] 2: characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" 3: all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn: biota, biology]

n 1: the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem" [syn: biotechnology, biotech] 2: the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics]

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

n 1: an arrangement of events in time 2: a record of events in the order of their occurrence 3: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

n 1: the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin

n 1: the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe 2: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny]

n 1: the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

n 1: the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases

n 1: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

n 1: the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island" 2: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: ecology, bionomics, environmental science]

n 1: the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

n 1: the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: entomology, bugology]

n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

n 1: the philosophical theory of knowledge

n 1: the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics

n 1: a history of a word 2: the study of the sources and development of words

n 1: successive generations of kin [syn: genealogy, family tree] 2: the study or investigation of ancestry and family history

n 1: a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

n 1: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology]

n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: geriatrics, gerontology]

n 1: the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages"

n 1: the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)

n 1: the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

n 1: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

n 1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: political orientation, ideology, political theory] 2: imaginary or visionary theorization

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system

n 1: the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties

n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology, weather forecasting] 2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

n 1: the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline [syn: methodology, methodological analysis] 2: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

n 1: the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

n 1: the paleontology of microfossils

n 1: the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

n 1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants 2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words 3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure] 4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology]

n 1: the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person 2: the study of myths

n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: obituary, obit, necrology] 2: a list of people who died recently

n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system 2: (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders [syn: neurology, clinical neurology]

n 1: the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors

n 1: (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations 2: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases

n 1: the branch of zoology that studies birds

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the ear

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases 2: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

n 1: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: penology, poenology]

n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology]

n 1: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica]

n 1: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

n 1: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn: phonology, phonemics]

n 1: a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties

n 1: the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms 2: processes and functions of an organism

n 1: the science of mental life [syn: psychology, psychological science]

n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation 2: (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn: radioscopy, radiology]

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints

n 1: a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) 2: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

n 1: a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self- knowledge and spiritual fulfillment [syn: Scientology, Church of Scientology]

n 1: the branch of geology that studies earthquakes

n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease

n 1: the study of Chinese history and language and culture

n 1: the study and classification of human societies

n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology, engineering] 2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology]

n 1: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" [syn: terminology, nomenclature, language]

n 1: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: theology, divinity] 2: a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" [syn: theology, theological system] 3: the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford"

n 1: topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography); "Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age" 2: the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region [syn: regional anatomy, topographic anatomy, topology] 3: the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions [syn: topology, analysis situs] 4: the configuration of a communication network [syn: topology, network topology]

n 1: the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system [syn: urology, urogenital medicine]

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases

n 1: the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: volcanology, vulcanology]

n 1: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch" [syn: fauna, zoology] [ant: botany, flora, vegetation] 2: the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: zoology, zoological science]

n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James Agee]

n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge, atomic number 32] 2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia, Ge]

n 1: the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

n 1: the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits

n 1: the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter

n 1: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: archeology, archaeology]

n 1: archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts

n 1: the cause of a disease [syn: etiology, aetiology] 2: the philosophical study of causation [syn: etiology, aetiology]

n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women [syn: gynecology, gynaecology]

n 1: the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

n 1: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology]

n 1: the art of wine making [syn: enology, oenology]

n 1: the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

n 1: the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon

n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)