psalmody

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

/ ˈsɑ mə di, ˈsæl mə- /

noun, plural psal·mo·dies.

the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.

psalms or hymns collectively.

the act, practice, or art of singing psalms.

Origin of psalmody

1300–50; Middle English <Late Latin psalmōdia<Greek psalmōidía singing to the harp. See psalm, ode, -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM psalmody

psal·mod·ic

[sah-mod-ik, sal-], /sɑˈmɒd ɪk, sæl-/, psal·mod·i·cal, psal·mo·di·al

[sah-moh-dee-uhl, sal-], /sɑˈmoʊ di əl, sæl-/, adjectivepsal·mo·dist, noun

Words nearby psalmody

ps, PSA, psalm, psalmbook, psalmist, psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery

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Example sentences from the Web for psalmody

Again, we say, beware of a man who has psalmody in his looks.
Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1|Various
Upon this congenial soil, we trace the beginnings of Christian psalmody.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay
All this forms a species of psalmody in which there is generally neither melody nor measure.
History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time|Henry Sutherland Edwards
The whole mountain, we are told, trembles and bursts into psalmody when any one frees himself and reaches heaven.
Three Philosophical Poets|George Santayana

At times, also, he gave instruction to an evening class in psalmody.
Biographical Sketches|Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for psalmody

psalmody

/ (ˈsɑːmədɪ, ˈsæl-) /

noun plural -dies

the act of singing psalms or hymns

the art or practice of the setting to music or singing of psalms

Derived forms of psalmody

psalmodist, nounpsalmodic (sɑːˈmɒdɪk, sæl-), adjective

Word Origin for psalmody

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

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单词	psalmody
释义	psalmody [ sah-muh-dee, sal-muh- ] / ˈsɑ mə di, ˈsæl mə- / noun, plural psal·mo·dies. the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music. psalms or hymns collectively. the act, practice, or art of singing psalms. Origin of psalmody 1300–50; Middle English <Late Latin psalmōdia<Greek psalmōidía singing to the harp. See psalm, ode, -y³ OTHER WORDS FROM psalmody psal·mod·ic [sah-mod-ik, sal-], /sɑˈmɒd ɪk, sæl-/, psal·mod·i·cal, psal·mo·di·al [sah-moh-dee-uhl, sal-], /sɑˈmoʊ di əl, sæl-/, adjectivepsal·mo·dist, noun Words nearby psalmody ps, PSA, psalm, psalmbook, psalmist, psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for psalmody Again, we say, beware of a man who has psalmody in his looks. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1\|Various Upon this congenial soil, we trace the beginnings of Christian psalmody. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians\|G. G. Findlay All this forms a species of psalmody in which there is generally neither melody nor measure. History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time\|Henry Sutherland Edwards The whole mountain, we are told, trembles and bursts into psalmody when any one frees himself and reaches heaven. Three Philosophical Poets\|George Santayana At times, also, he gave instruction to an evening class in psalmody. Biographical Sketches\|Nathaniel Hawthorne British Dictionary definitions for psalmody psalmody / (ˈsɑːmədɪ, ˈsæl-) / noun plural -dies the act of singing psalms or hymns the art or practice of the setting to music or singing of psalms Derived forms of psalmody psalmodist, nounpsalmodic (sɑːˈmɒdɪk, sæl-), adjective Word Origin for psalmody C14: via Late Latin from Greek psalmōdia singing accompanied by a harp, from psalmos (see psalm) + ōidē ode 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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