psalmody

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psalmody

/ˈsɑː.mə.di/ UK
/ˈsɑ.mə.di/ US
/ˈsɑl.mə.di/ US
/ˈsæ.mə.di/ US, obsolete
/ˈsæl.mə.di/ US

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

noun psalmodies

uncountable The singing or the writing of psalms. They deserved the enmity of the Pagans; and some of them might deserve the reproaches of avarice and intemperance; of avarice, which they gratified with holy plunder, and of intemperance, which they indulged at the expense of the people, who foolishly admired their tattered garments, loud psalmody,
countable A collection of psalms.

verb psalmodies · psalmodying · psalmodied

To celebrate in psalms.

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noun singing of psalms

Español	salmodia
Português	salmodia
Français	psalmodie
Deutsch	Psalmodie
Italiano	salmodia
Ελληνικά	ψαλμωδία psalmodía

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@misc{psalmody_2026,
  title = {psalmody},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psalmody},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}