— psalmodic /sah mod"ik, sal-/ , psalmodical, psalmodial /sah moh"dee euhl, sal-/ , adj. — psalmodist , n.
/sah"meuh dee, sal"meuh-/ , n. , pl. psalmodies .
1. the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
2. psalms or hymns collectively.
3. the act, practice, or art of singing psalms.
[ 1300-50; ME psalmodia psalmoidía singing to the harp. See PSALM, ODE, -Y 3 ]