单词 | psalm |
释义 | psalm[ sahm ] / sɑm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR psalm ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sacred song or hymn. (initial capital letter) any of the songs, hymns, or prayers contained in the Book of Psalms. a metric version or paraphrase of any of these. a poem of a similar nature. Origin of psalmbefore 900; Middle English psalm(e), s(e)alm(e), psame,Old English ps(e)alm, sealm<Late Latin psalmus<Greek psalmós song sung to the harp, originally, a plucking, as of strings, akin to psállein to pluck, pull, play (the harp) OTHER WORDS FROM psalmpsalmic, adjectiveWords nearby psalmprythee, Przemyśl, Przewalski's horse, ps, PSA, psalm, psalmbook, psalmist, psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for psalmpsalm / (sɑːm) / noun(often capital) any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems, and prayers that together constitute a book (Psalms) of the Old Testament a musical setting of one of these poems any sacred song or hymn Derived forms of psalmpsalmic, adjectiveWord Origin for psalmOld English, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos song accompanied on the harp, from psallein to play (the harp) 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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