Hypertext Webster Gateway: "psalm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Psalm \Psalm\, v. t.
To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.
--Sylvester.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Psalm \Psalm\, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus,
psalma, fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to pull, twitch, to play upon a
stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme,
salme, F. psaume.]
1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the
praise or worship of God.
Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly.
--Milton.
2. Especially, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Psalm
n 1: one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the
Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been
written by David [syn: {Psalm}]
2: any sacred song used to praise the Deity
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