Psalmodize
/ˈsæl.məˌdaɪz/noun
To sing or recite psalms, especially in a formal or chant-like way.
Did you know?Psalmodize ultimately comes from the same Greek root behind the psalter, the instrument and book linked to sacred singing, so the word carries a built-in history of chant as spiritual technology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
psalmos
“a song sung to the harp; a psalm”
Ancient Greek
Greek
psalmodia
“the singing of psalms”
Late Latin
Latin
psalmodia
“psalm-singing, chanting of psalms”
Old French
French
psalmodier
“to sing psalms; chant”
16th-17th Century
English
psalmodize
“to sing or chant psalms”
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