English-Thai Dictionary
psalmody
N การ ร้องเพลง สวด kan-rong-plang-suad
psalmody
N หนังสือ เพลงสวด nang-sue-plang-suad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PSALMODY
n.The act, practice or art of singing sacred songs. Psalmody has always been considered an important part of public worship.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PSALMODY
Psal "mo *dy, n. Etym: [Gr. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See Psalm, and Ode. ]
Defn: The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.
New American Oxford Dictionary
psalmody
psal mo dy |ˈsä (l )mədē ˈsɑlmədi | ▶noun the singing of psalms or similar sacred canticles, esp. in public worship. • psalms arranged for singing: these books offer a useful collection of psalmody. DERIVATIVES psal mod ic |sä (l )ˈmädik |adjective, psal mo dist |-dist |noun ORIGIN Middle English: via late Latin from Greek psalmōidia ‘singing to a harp, ’ from psalmos (see psalm ) + ōidē ‘song. ’
Oxford Dictionary
psalmody
psalmody |ˈsɑːmədi, ˈsalm- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the singing of psalms or similar sacred canticles, especially in public worship. • psalms arranged for singing: these books offer a useful collection of psalmody. DERIVATIVES psalmodic |salˈmɒdɪk |adjective, psalmodist noun ORIGIN Middle English: via late Latin from Greek psalmōidia ‘singing to a harp ’, from psalmos (see psalm ) + ōidē ‘song ’.
The Wordsmith Dictionary