psalmody

Definitions


[ˈsalmədi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the singing of psalms or similar sacred canticles, especially in public worship
(e.g: psalmody is common to all the Churches and is acceptable in those few Churches where hymns are not)


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Origin:
Middle English: via late Latin from Greek psalmōidia ‘singing to a harp’, from psalmos (see psalm) + ōidē ‘song’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries