n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-m ə -d ē , ' säl-, ' so ̇ -, ' so ̇ l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English psalmodie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin psalmodia, from Late Greek psalm ō idia, literally, singing to the harp, from Greek psalmos + aidein to singular ― more at ODE
Date: 14th century
1 : the act, practice, or art of singing psalms in worship
2 : a collection of psalms