as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalm
The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The rabbi intones psalms and speaks about his mother, offering recollections of her and the principal details of her life: birth in the embers of the Shoah, Yiddishkeit, Soviet existence, antisemitism, immigration, courage, struggle, family, community, legacy.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The rabbi intones psalms and speaks about his mother, offering recollections of her and the principal details of her life: birth in the embers of the Shoah, Yiddishkeit, Soviet existence, antisemitism, immigration, courage, struggle, family, community, legacy.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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The songs themselves drew inspiration from real Shaker hymns from the 1700s.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Civil contributes his own piano playing too — notably a Bach hymn that serves as the story’s crowning moment of failure as triumph.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The song was popularized as an anti-fascist anthem in Italy following World War II.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Celebrity contestants are taking the stage with personal anthem performances, launching a new season of competition and fan voting.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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