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Definition of psalmbook

psalmbook

/ˈsɑːmˌbʊk/
psalm · book
Plural:psalmbooks
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psalmbook Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A book containing the biblical Book of Psalms or metrical versions of the psalms, often accompanied by musical notation for liturgical or devotional singing.

Example

"The historical museum displayed a leather-bound psalmbook printed in seventeenth-century New England."

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• Nearby Words

prying
prypiat
psalm
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psalmist
pseudo
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Word Origin & Etymology

Dating back to Old English as 'sealmboc', the word is a compound of 'psalm' (from Late Latin 'psalmus' and Ancient Greek 'psalmos', meaning a song sung to the plucking of a harp) and 'book' (from Old English 'boc').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Psalmbook. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/psalmbook
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