psalmody C2 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈsɑ.mə.di/ UK /ˈsɑː.mə.di/ See IPA manual Freq #298693 Meanings 1 noun the act of singing psalms or hymns Evening psalmody echoed through the chapel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of singing psalms... hymnody Word family Derived forms psalmodic Related forms psalmodialpsalmodistpsalmodize Etymology Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # psalmody **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɑ.mə.di/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɑː.mə.di/ **Frequency rank:** 298693 ## Meanings 1. the act of singing psalms or hymns ## Examples - Evening psalmody echoed through the chapel. ## Synonyms - hymnody ## Derived Forms - psalmodic ## Related Forms - psalmodial - psalmodist - psalmodize ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown