[ sα:m ]
■ noun a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms.
↘( the Psalms or the Book of Psalms ) a book of the Bible comprising a collection of religious verses, sung or recited in both Jewish and Christian worship.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ist noun
Origin
OE (p)sealm , via eccles. L. from Gk ~os 'song sung to harp music'.