Psalmody

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Psalmody \Psal"mo*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? psalm + ? a song, an ode:
     cf. F. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See {Psalm}, and {Ode}.]
     The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs;
     also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  psalmody
       n : the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: {hymnody}]