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psalm definition

psalm (säm)

noun

  1. a sacred song or poem; hymn
  2. any of the sacred songs in praise of God constituting the Book of Psalms in the Bible

Etymology: ME psalme, saume < OE sealm < LL(Ec) psalmus < Gr psalmos, a twanging with the fingers (in LXX & N.T., song sung to the harp) < psallein, to twitch, pluck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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