Definition of "psalmody" [psal•mo•dy]

• The act or practice of singing psalms in divine worship. (noun)
• The composition or arranging of psalms for singing. (noun)
• A collection of psalms. (noun)

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• "He was also an expert in psalmody, having in his youth been the pride of the village singing school."
• "But, whereas many scriptures in the New Testament keep up singing as a gospel-ordinance, none provide for the keeping up of music and dancing; the gospel-canon for psalmody is to sing with the spirit and with the understanding."
• "The pomp of processions, the sound of bells or of psalmody, is interdicted in their worship; a decent reverence for the national faith is imposed on their sermons and conversations; and the sacrilegious attempt to enter a mosch, or to seduce a Mussulman, will not be suffered to escape with impunity."