n.
Pronunciation: ' säm, ' sälm, ' so ̇ m, ' so ̇ lm
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English psealm, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos, literally, twanging of a harp, from psallein to pluck, play a stringed instrument
Date: before 12th century
: a sacred song or poem used in worship especially : one of the biblical hymns collected in the Book of Psalms