psalmody

noun /ˈsɑː.mə.di/

1. The singing or the writing of psalms.

   uncountable

   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.

2. A collection of psalms.

   countable

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin psalmōdia, from Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “psalm”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry psalmody (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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