PSALM


Meaning of PSALM in English

/ sɑːm; NAmE / noun

a song, poem or prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible :

the Book of Psalms

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English (p)sealm , via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos song sung to harp music, from psallein to pluck.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.