PSALMODY

psalmody, hymnody

(noun) the act of singing psalms or hymns

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psalmody (countable and uncountable, plural psalmodies)

(music, uncountable) The singing or the writing of psalms.

(music, countable) A collection of psalms.

Verb

psalmody (third-person singular simple present psalmodies, present participle psalmodying, simple past and past participle psalmodied)

To celebrate in psalms.

Source: Wiktionary


Psal"mo*dy, n. Etym: [Gr. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See Psalm, and Ode.]

Definition: The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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