English noun: Psalm | |||
1. | Psalm (communication) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | ||
Part meronym | Old Testament | ||
2. | psalm (communication) any sacred song used to praise the deity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | ||
English verb: psalm | |||
1. | psalm (creation) sing or celebrate in psalms | ||
Samples | He psalms the works of God. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
Domain category | music | ||