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Definition of psalmodist - 2 dictionary results

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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psalm·o·dy   (sä'mə-dē, sāl'mə-)   
n.   pl. psalm·o·dies

  1. The act or practice of singing psalms in divine worship.

  2. The composition or arranging of psalms for singing.

  3. A collection of psalms.


[Middle English psalmodie, from Late Latin psalmōdia, from Greek psalmōidiā, singing to the harp : psalmos, psalm; see psalm + ōidē, aoidē, song; see ode.]
psalm'o·dist n.
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