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psalm

noun
🔊/sɑːm/
🔊/sɑːm/
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  1. a song, poem or prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible（《圣经》中的）圣咏；赞美诗；赞美歌
    • the Book of Psalms《〈圣经〉诗篇》
    Topics Literature and writingc2, Religion and festivalsc2, Musicc2
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    Word OriginOld English (p)sealm, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos ‘song sung to harp music’, from psallein ‘to pluck’.