psalmody
psalmody · psalmodies
Psalmodie
salmodia
psalmodie
salmodia
psalmodia
salmodia
The singing or the writing of psalmsThe singing or the writing of psalms.
UK/ˈsɑː.mə.di/US/ˈsɑ.mə.di/
» Our denomination practices exclusive psalmody in worship.
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By meaning 1
singing of psalms:
Examples
1 sentencesOur denomination practices exclusive psalmody in worship.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The singing or the writing of psalms.
Psalmodie
the act of singing psalms or hymns
(countable)A collection of psalms.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient GreekBorrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
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Forms
plural: psalmodies| Singular | psalmody |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of singing psalms or hymns:hymnody
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedpsalmodic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.