noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɑː.mə.di/
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General-American:/ˈsɑ.mə.di/
General-American:/ˈsɑl.mə.di/
General-American, obsolete:/ˈsæ.mə.di/
General-American:/ˈsæl.mə.di/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The singing or the writing of psalms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A collection of psalms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To celebrate in psalms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of singing psalms or hymns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hymnody
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing, vocalizing
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
psalmodí,-a
— singing of psalms
Bulgarian:
псалмопение
(psalmopenie)
— singing of psalms