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psalms

/sɑːmz/US/sɑmz/

psalms is the plural of psalm.

Meaning of psalm

Noun

psalm (plural psalms)

  1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
  2. One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

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Proper noun capitalized: Psalms

the Psalms pl (normally plural, singular Psalm)

  1. (plural-normally) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
    Synonyms:
    Book of Psalms, Ps., Pss.

Synonyms of psalms

Forms of psalms

singularPsalm

Words that rhyme with psalms

Questions about psalms

What does psalms mean?
Psalms means a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
What is psalms the plural of?
Psalms is the plural of psalm.
What part of speech is psalms?
Psalms is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce psalms?
Psalms is pronounced /sɑːmz/ (UK).

Words near psalms in the dictionary

  1. psalmographers
  2. psalmographs
  3. psalmography
  4. psalmotoxin
  5. psalmotoxins
  6. psalms
  7. psalmwriter
  8. psalmwriters
  9. psalter
  10. Psalter Pahlavi
  11. psalterer

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