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单词 psalmody
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
psal•mo•dy  (sämə dē, salmə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. 
  1. Music and Dancethe act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
  2. Music and Dancepsalms or hymns collectively.
  3. Music and Dancethe act, practice, or art of singing psalms.
  • Greek psalmōidía singing to the harp. See psalm, ode, -y3
  • Late Latin psalmōdia
  • 1300–50; Middle English
psal•mod•ic  (sä modik, sal-),USA pronunciation psal•modi•cal, psal•mo•di•al  (sä mōdē əl, sal-),USA pronunciation adj.  psalmo•dist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
psalmody /ˈsɑːmədɪ ˈsæl-/ n ( pl -dies)
  1. the act of singing psalms or hymns
  2. the art or practice of the setting to music or singing of psalms
Etymology: 14th Century: via Late Latin from Greek psalmōdia singing accompanied by a harp, from psalmos (see psalm) + ōidē ode

ˈpsalmodist n psalmodic /sɑːˈmɒdɪk sæl-/ adj
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