PSALM

psalm

(noun) any sacred song used to praise the deity

Psalm

(noun) one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David

psalm

(verb) sing or celebrate in psalms; “He psalms the works of God”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psalm (plural psalms)

(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

Verb

psalm (third-person singular simple present psalms, present participle psalming, simple past and past participle psalmed)

To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing

Anagrams

• Lamps, Palms, lamps, palms, plasm

Source: Wiktionary


Psalm, n. Etym: [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. psalme, salme, F. psaume.]

1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly. Milton.

2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

Psalm, v. t.

Definition: To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. Sylvester.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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