as in hymnal
a book of hymns
a psalmody containing many beloved hymns
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Recent Examples of psalmody
Most important, Sarr wants to arrange a complete psalmody in Wolof.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalmody
Noun
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The administration, everyone in the administration has required to sing at one hymnal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Within five lines, the bridge incorporates a hymnal, pledges undying devotion and solidifies a spiritual quality to the relationship that had been seeded earlier.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Some traditional songs arrived with the European migrants who brought their fiddles and hymnbooks to Appalachia and other regions.—
Simon Montlake,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 July 2024
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Singers sought for new hymnal (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saint soloists and choral singers are needed to help record songs for the new hymnbook, which is part of the church's digital sacred musical collection.—
David Noyce,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
24 Aug. 2023
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“Psalmody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalmody. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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