I. -_mədē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English psalmodie, from Late Latin psalmodia, from Late Greek psalmōdia, from Greek, singing to the harp, from psalmos psalm + ōidē song, ode + -ia -y — more at ode
1. : the act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs in worship
2. : a collection of psalms (as for liturgical use)
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English psalmodien, from psalmodie psalmody
transitive verb
: hymn
intransitive verb
: psalmodize , hymn