as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalm
Muir read a psalm for protection and remarked on how journalists write the first draft of history while often covering trying events within the community.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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Instead, a narrator gives a somewhat notion of what’s what in the language of the audience, as is Akhnaten’s great aria, a hymn to Aten (god of the sun).—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The pair are clearly singing off the same hymn sheet, whereas by the end of the Ashes, McCullum and Test captain Ben Stokes seemed to be at odds over how England should play.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The International Paralympic Committee is looking into an apparent protest by two German athletes while on the podium when the Russian anthem was played at the Winter Paralympics.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the 2022 men’s World Cup, played in Qatar, the Iranian team did not sing the anthem before a game against England and did not celebrate the two goals scored in a 6-2 loss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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