psalm

sɑːm

A sacred song or hymn, especially one of the biblical songs in the Book of Psalms.

"song sung to harp music", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

"to pluck, play a stringed instrument", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

the Psalms of David, those faithful songs, and sounds of devotion, which allow of no swelling spirit,

Augustine, Confessions

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Historical

ψαλμός /psalmos/

Classical Greek Period, Greece

psalmus /psalmus/

Classical Latin Period, Rome

psalm /psalm/

Old English Period, Britain