a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms.
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(the Psalms or the Book of Psalms)
a book of the Bible comprising a collection of religious verses, sung or recited in both Jewish and Christian worship.
Derivative
psalmicadj.
psalmistn.
Etymology
OE (p)sealm, via eccles. L. from Gk psalmos ‘song sung to harp music’.
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