psalm
noun
[ sɑːm ]
• a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms and used in Christian and Jewish worship.
• "a delightful setting of Psalm 150"
Similar:
sacred song,
hymn,
song of praise,
religious song,
anthem,
carol,
chant,
plainsong,
canticle,
antiphon,
introit,
prayer,
psalmody,
psalter,
paean,
lay,
miserere,
Origin:
Old English (p)sealm, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos ‘song sung to harp music’, from psallein ‘to pluck’.
