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Word: Psalm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English (p)sealm, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos ‘song sung to harp music’, from psallein ‘to pluck’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɑːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms and used in Christian and Jewish worship
Short Definition:sacred song or hymn
Examples:- a delightful setting of Psalm 150
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