Meanings
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noun
the act of singing psalms or hymns
Evening psalmody echoed through the chapel.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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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”).