tintinnabulation — noun Etymology: Latin tintinnabulum bell, from tintinnare to ring, jingle, from tinnire Date: 1831 1. the ringing or sounding of bells 2. a jingling or tinkling sound as if of bells … New Collegiate Dictionary

tintinnabulation. (n.) "the ringing of bells," 1823, from Latin tintinnabulum "bell," from tintinnare "to ring, jingle" (reduplicated form of tinnire "to ring," from an imitative base) + instrumental suffix -bulum. Earlier forms in English were adjectives tintinnabulary (1787), tintinnabulatory (1827), and noun tintinnabulum "small bell" (late 14c.).