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Definition of psalmodic - 1 dictionary result

psal⋅mo⋅dy

  [sah-muh-dee, sal-muh-]
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–noun, plural -dies.
1. the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
2. psalms or hymns collectively.
3. the act, practice, or art of singing psalms.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < LL psalmōdia < Gk psalmōidía singing to the harp. See psalm, ode, -y 3

Related forms:
psal⋅mod⋅ic  [sah-mod-ik, sal-] , psal⋅mod⋅i⋅cal, psal⋅mo⋅di⋅al  [sah-moh-dee-uhl, sal-] , adjective
psal⋅mo⋅dist, noun
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