psalmic

psalm (säm)

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.]

psalm [sɑːm]

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (often capital) any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems, and prayers that together constitute a book (Psalms) of the Old Testament

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (Music, other) a musical setting of one of these poems

3. (Music, other) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any sacred song or hymn

[Old English, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos song accompanied on the harp, from psallein to play (the harp)]

psalmic adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Psalm - one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David 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
	2.	psalm - any sacred song used to praise the deity religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
Verb	1.	psalm - sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

psalm

noun hymn, carol, chant, paean, song of praise He recited the twenty-third psalm.

Translations

psalm [sɑːm] N → salmo m

psalm [ˈsɑːm] n → psaume m

psalm

n → Psalm m; (the Book of) Psalms → der Psalter; psalm book → Psalmenbuch nt

psalm [sɑːm] n → salmo

psalm

n psalm [saːm]

a sacred song, especially one from the Book of Psalms in the Bible. psalm مَزْمور псалм žalm salme der Psalm ψαλμός salmo kirikulaul, psalm سرود مذهبی psalmi psaume מִזמוֹר भजन zsoltár mazmur sálmur salmo 賛美歌 성가, 찬송가 psalmė, giesmė psalms psalm psalm salme psalm salmo psalm псалом žalm hvalospev psalm psalm เพลงสวด ilâhi 聖歌 псалом مناجات، بھجن bài thánh ca 圣歌

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antiphon Bible Book of Common Prayer Book of Psalms chant Hagiographa Hallel hymn Jubilate Ketubim miserere napped napper Napping Old Testament prayer book prayerbook Ps. psalmist	To offer these psalmic questions for congregational expression as circumstances may require is vital to the church's ministry among suffering people. Lament in the liturgy of the rural church: an appeal for recovery by Baglyos, Paul A. / Currents in Theology and Mission It was the metrical psalms that would prove to be the channel by which prayer and poetry would move forward in newly fused configurations, and Philip Sidney in his Apology for Poetry (as well as the translations he made with his sister, the Countess of Pembroke) who would redefine the relationship between original poems and those liturgical psalmic forms (75). Crossing disciplines: recent contributions of literary scholarship to ... by Covington, Sarah / Renaissance Quarterly The essay on Roethke describes his "sacramental vision" of things: "Indeed, there is rarely to be found in the literature of our period a body of poetry so predominantly psalmic and doxological as Roethke's: almost everywhere, it seems, the poet's voice is lifted up in jubilant alleluias . Visions of Presence in Modern American Poetry by Perkins, David / African American Review	prutah Prutenic Prv PRW pry pry bar Pry pole Pryan pryer prying Pryingly Prynne Prypyat' prytaneum Prytanis Prytany Prythee Przemysl Przevalski's horse Przewalski's horse PS Ps. PSA PSA blood test psalm psalmic psalmist Psalmistry Psalmodic Psalmodist Psalmodize psalmody Psalmograph Psalmographer Psalmography Psalms Psalter Psalterial psalterium psaltery Psaltriparus psammite psammoma Psarolite PSAT/NMSQT PSBR psec psellism Psenes psephism psephite	PSAHPERD PSAI PSAIA PSAJ Psak PSAL PSALI psalm psalm psalm Psalm 100 Psalm 108 Psalm 108 Psalm 14 Psalm 14 Psalm 145 Psalm 145 Psalm 51 Psalm 51 Psalm 82 Psalm 82 Psalm 90 Psalm 90 Psalm 95 Psalm 95 Psalmanazar, George Psalmbook Psalmbook psalmed psalmed psalmic psalming psalming psalmist psalmist Psalmistry psalmists psalmists Psalmodic Psalmodic psalmodies psalmodies Psalmodiia psalmodist psalmodist psalmodists psalmodists Psalmodize psalmody psalmody Psalmograph Psalmographer Psalmography Psalms Psalms Psalms Psalms of Confession Psalms of Solomon Psalms of Solomon Psalomshchik Psalter

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To offer these psalmic questions for congregational expression as circumstances may require is vital to the church's ministry among suffering people.

Lament in the liturgy of the rural church: an appeal for recovery by Baglyos, Paul A. / Currents in Theology and Mission

It was the metrical psalms that would prove to be the channel by which prayer and poetry would move forward in newly fused configurations, and Philip Sidney in his Apology for Poetry (as well as the translations he made with his sister, the Countess of Pembroke) who would redefine the relationship between original poems and those liturgical psalmic forms (75).

Crossing disciplines: recent contributions of literary scholarship to ... by Covington, Sarah / Renaissance Quarterly

The essay on Roethke describes his "sacramental vision" of things: "Indeed, there is rarely to be found in the literature of our period a body of poetry so predominantly psalmic and doxological as Roethke's: almost everywhere, it seems, the poet's voice is lifted up in jubilant alleluias .

Visions of Presence in Modern American Poetry by Perkins, David / African American Review

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