psalm

noun

ˈsäm How to pronounce psalm (audio)
Definition of psalmnext
as in hymn
a religious song after the sermon we sang a brief psalm

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Recent Examples of psalm Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549. — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026 After all, audiences may be captivated by the psalm singing itself, but then can also find more things that capture their imagination in the observational doc. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Gallagher is also excited about Psalms of the People (Salim Nan Daoine), Jack Archer’s Gaelic-language documentary about Scotland’s cultural heritage of traditional Gaelic psalm singing. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for psalm
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  1. hymn
  2. anthem
Noun
  • The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hymn
Noun
  • If the night had ended after that soaring anthem, few in the heavily female and predominantly middle-aged crowd could have complained.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Those who condemned his protest chose to focus on his kneeling during the anthem — as opposed to the police violence that drove him to do it.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of anthem

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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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