English Explanatory Dictionary

psalmody

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The singing or the writing of psalms.
  2. A collection of psalms.
verb
  1. To celebrate in psalms.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑː.mə.di/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-psalmody.wav /ˈsɑ.mə.di/ /ˈsɑl.mə.di/ /ˈsæ.mə.di/ /ˈsæl.mə.di/

Word forms

psalmody psalmodies psalmodying psalmodied

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Related words

psalmodial psalmodist psalmodize

Derived words

psalmodic

Translations

Albanian: psalmodí,-a Bulgarian: псалмопение Catalan: psalmòdia Finnish: virren veisuu Finnish: veisuu Finnish: veisaaminen Finnish: psalmilaulu French: psalmodie German: Psalmodie Greek: ψαλμωδία Hungarian: zsoltáréneklés Italian: salmodia Manx: saumeydys Manx: saumeyraght Polish: psalmodia Portuguese: salmodia Spanish: salmodia Welsh: salmyddiaeth
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