US /ˈsɑ.mə.di/ UK /ˈsɑː.mə.di/
noun Freq #298693

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of singing psalms or hymns

    Evening psalmody echoed through the chapel.

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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”).

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