psalm

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a sacred song or poem used in Jewish or Christian worship

   The congregation sang a psalm before the sermon.

2. 2
   noun

   one of the religious poems collected in the biblical Book of Psalms

   She read a psalm about seeking refuge in times of danger.

From Old English psealm and Old French psalme, from Latin psalmus and Greek psalmos, originally music made by plucking strings. In Jewish and Christian use it came to denote a sacred song, especially one in the biblical collection.

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