psalmody
/ˈsɑ.mə.di/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They deserved the enmity of the Pagans; and some of them might deserve the reproaches of avarice and intemperance; of avarice, which they gratified with holy plunder, and of intemperance, which they indulged at the expense of the people, who foolishly admired their tattered garments, loud psalmody, and artificial paleness."
- "All these strange antics were accompanied by still stranger guttural noises from the devotee, who seemed to be praying in a sing-song or else singing some pagan psalmody or other, during which his face twitched about in the most unnatural manner."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: psalmōdia, ψαλμῳδίᾱ, ψαλμός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɑ.mə.di/
- British English: /ˈsɑː.mə.di/