- sealm
- m (-es/-as) psalm, song; (a) in a general sense, Psalmus; (b) the psalms of David; (c) with special reference to the services of the church;
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Psalm — Psalm, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme, salme, F. psaume.] 1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
psalm — psalmic, adj. /sahm/, n. 1. a sacred song or hymn. 2. (cap.) any of the songs, hymns, or prayers contained in the Book of Psalms. 3. a metric version or paraphrase of any of these. 4. a poem of a similar nature. [bef. 900; ME psalm(e), s(e)alm(e) … Universalium
psalm — see sealm … Old to modern English dictionary
psealm — see sealm … Old to modern English dictionary
salm- — see sealm … Old to modern English dictionary
seolm — see sealm … Old to modern English dictionary
psalm — [sα:m] noun a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms. ↘(the Psalms or the Book of Psalms) a book of the Bible comprising a collection of religious verses, sung or recited in both Jewish and… … English new terms dictionary
psalm — /sam / (say sahm) noun 1. (usually upper case) any of the 150 songs, hymns, and prayers which together form a book of the Old Testament (Book of Psalms). 2. a sacred song or hymn. 3. a poem of similar character. {Middle English psalme, Old… …
psalmo — *psalmo germ., Maskulinum: nhd. Psalm; ne. psalm; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., anfrk., as., ahd.; Interferenz: Lehnwort lat. psalmus; Etymologie: s … Germanisches Wörterbuch
psalm — [säm] n. [ME psalme, saume < OE sealm < LL(Ec) psalmus < Gr psalmos, a twanging with the fingers (in LXX & N.T., song sung to the harp) < psallein, to twitch, pluck] 1. a sacred song or poem; hymn 2. [usually P ] any of the sacred… … English World dictionary
