PSALM
What does "PSALM" mean?
A sacred song or poem, especially one of the 150 in the biblical Book of Psalms.
Meanings
- A sacred song or hymn, especially one from the Book of Psalms in the Bible. The congregation sang a psalm of thanksgiving.
- To sing or celebrate in psalms. The monks psalmed through the long hours of the night office. archaic
Did you know?
- The silent 'p' in psalm is a fossil: the Greek source 'psalmos' fully pronounced its 'ps', a sound English keeps spelling but stopped saying.
- The Book of Psalms holds exactly 150 separate songs, and the word itself comes from Greek for plucking a harp string.
Word origin
From Greek 'psalmos' ('a song sung to a harp'), from 'psallein' ('to pluck a stringed instrument'); via Latin 'psalmus' and Old English 'psealm'.
Remember it
PSALM: Please Sing A Lovely Melody - and note the 'p' is silent, just as in 'psychic'.
A little poem
A silent letter starts the song;
the harp recalls what mouths forget,
and grief learns how to carry on.
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Wordplay
- Why is the harp player so calm during worship? She keeps every situation psalm.
What it teaches
Some of the oldest griefs only learned to bear themselves once set to a tune.
Quick facts
What does PSALM mean?
A sacred song or poem, especially one of the 150 in the biblical Book of Psalms.
Is PSALM a valid word?
Yes — PSALM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PSALM?
PSALM has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PSALM come from?
From Greek 'psalmos' ('a song sung to a harp'), from 'psallein' ('to pluck a stringed instrument'); via Latin 'psalmus' and Old English 'psealm'.
What can PSALM teach us?
Some of the oldest griefs only learned to bear themselves once set to a tune.
How players do
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