Psalmody
noun, plural psalmodies.
1.
the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
2.
psalms or hymns collectively.
3.
the act, practice, or art of singing psalms.
noun (pl) -dies
1.
the act of singing psalms or hymns
2.
the art or practice of the setting to music or singing of psalms
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