tintinnabulation

noun

1. the ringing or sound of bells.

noun

1. the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells

n.“the ringing of bells,” 1831 (perhaps coined by Poe), 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 tintinnabulary (1787), tintinnabulatory (1827), and tintinnabulum “small bell” (late 14c.).