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psalmody

[ sah-muh-dee, sal-muh- ]

noun

, plural psal·mo·dies.
  1. the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
  2. psalms or hymns collectively.
  3. the act, practice, or art of singing psalms.


psalmody

/ ˈsɑːmədɪ; sɑːˈmɒdɪk; sæl-; ˈsæl- /

noun

  1. the act of singing psalms or hymns
  2. the art or practice of the setting to music or singing of psalms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • psalmodic, adjective
  • ˈpsalmodist, noun
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Other Words From

  • psal·mod·ic [sah-, mod, -ik, sal-], psal·modi·cal psal·mo·di·al [sah-, moh, -dee-, uh, l, sal-], adjective
  • psalmo·dist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psalmody1

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin psalmōdia < Greek psalmōidía singing to the harp. See psalm, ode, -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psalmody1

C14: via Late Latin from Greek psalmōdia singing accompanied by a harp, from psalmos (see psalm ) + ōidē ode
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Example Sentences

The vitality of the Jewish ritual, when the nation had emerged from barbarism, was in its connections with a magnificent psalmody.

Deacon Justin did not confine his musical performances to psalmody and the accompanying of hymns.

In the first congregations It allies itself to art, probably all the worshippers joined in the hymns and psalmody.

Wednesday evening at 7, an expository lecture, followed by a Psalmody-class, to practise anthems and tunes.

Its rich colouring, its dim religious light, its devout psalmody; oh, how soothing to the wearied spirit.

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