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Webster 1913 Edition


Psalmody

Psal′mo-dy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] psalm + [GREEK] a song, an ode: cf. F.
psalmodie
, LL.
psalmodia
. See
Psalm
, and
Ode
.]
The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.

Webster 1828 Edition


Psalmody

PS`ALMODY

,
Noun.
The act, practice or art of singing sacred songs. Psalmody has always been considered an important part of public worship.

Definition 2024


psalmody

psalmody

English

Noun

psalmody (countable and uncountable, plural psalmodies)

  1. (music, uncountable) The singing or the writing of psalms.
  2. (music, countable) A collection of psalms.

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