Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or practice of singing psalms in divine worship.
- noun The composition or arranging of psalms for singing.
- noun A collection of psalms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hymn; celebrate in psalms.
- noun The art, act, or practice of singing psalms or hymns as a part of worship.
- noun Psalms collectively, especially in the form of metrical versions prepared for liturgical use.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music, uncountable The
singing or thewriting ofpsalms . - noun music, countable A
collection of psalms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of singing psalms or hymns
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He was also an expert in psalmody, having in his youth been the pride of the village singing school.
Oldtown Folks 1869
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But, whereas many scriptures in the New Testament keep up singing as a gospel-ordinance, none provide for the keeping up of music and dancing; the gospel-canon for psalmody is to sing with the spirit and with the understanding.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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The pomp of processions, the sound of bells or of psalmody, is interdicted in their worship; a decent reverence for the national faith is imposed on their sermons and conversations; and the sacrilegious attempt to enter a mosch, or to seduce a Mussulman, will not be suffered to escape with impunity.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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It differed from song as much as the declamation — barely coloured by imperceptible modulations — of Boris Godounov and Pelléas; but on the other hand recalled the psalmody of a priest chanting his office of which these street scenes are but the good-humoured, secular, and yet half liturgical counterpart.
The Captive 2003
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The theme of the workshop will be study of Gregorian chant neums and stylistic performance technique as applied to the repertoire of the monastic office (psalmody, antiphons, responsories, etc.).
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Hymns, then, properly belong to the Liturgy of the Hours, while sung dialogues, antiphons, psalmody, and acclamations belong to the Mass.
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Afterward, private study in small groups (psalmody), and private voice lessons can be scheduled with Christopher & Theresia free time
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The tract is direct psalmody — the singing of successive verses of a psalm without refrain, and it is sung in alternation by two halves of the choir.
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Broad themes are discussed, such as the Divine Office and the Mass, but also detailed subjects such as psalmody, cantillation, modes, and pivotal chant manuscripts.
Book Notice: Gregorian Chant: A Guide to the History and Liturgy 2009
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[A] divine fire coming down visibly, with a terrible noise, from heaven upon the holy community of sisters while they were praising God in their psalmody.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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