Psalms

psalm  (säm)

n.

1. A sacred song; a hymn.

2. Psalms (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Ps. See Table at Bible.

tr.v. psalmed, psalm·ing, psalms

To sing of or celebrate in psalms.

---

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos, from psallein, to play the harp; see pl- in Indo-European roots.]

---

Psalms [sɑːmz]

n

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (functioning as singular) the collection of 150 psalms in the Old Testament, the full title of which is The Book of Psalms

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Psalms - an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms Book of Psalms Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures