psalm
psalm definition
psalm (säm)
noun
- a sacred song or poem; hymn
- 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
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