Main Entry: psalm

Pronunciation: \ˈsäm, ˈsälm, ˈsȯm, ˈsȯlm\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English psealm, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos, literally, twanging of a harp, from psallein to pluck, play a stringed instrument

Date: before 12th century

: a sacred song or poem used in worship; especially : one of the biblical hymns collected in the Book of Psalms