PSALM


Meaning of PSALM in English

[psalm] n, often cap [ME, fr. OE psealm, fr. LL psalmus, fr. Gk psalmos, lit., twanging of a harp, fr. psallein to pluck, play a stringed instrument] (bef. 12c): a sacred song or poem used in worship; esp: one of the biblical hymns collected in the Book of Psalms

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