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Definition of psalm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

psalm

noun

/sɑːm/

/sɑːm/

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a song, poem or prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible
- the Book of Psalms
Topics Literature and writingc2, Religion and festivalsc2, Musicc2
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Word OriginOld English (p)sealm, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos ‘song sung to harp music’, from psallein ‘to pluck’.

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