"Psalmody" is a word in ENGLISH

psalmody ENGLISH
Definition:

The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred
songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.

Few words of positivity

... as a reminder that a white man could still kill him for nothing.

Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

WORD SUGGESTIONS
Laugh your heart out.

One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attemptsto earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, assoon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him anddrags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's mostpopular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and thekeeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. Heoffers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until theycan get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit andenters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's agreat job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun ofpeople and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires ofjust swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying moreattention to the lion in the cag e next to his. Not wanting tolose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top ofhis cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the topto the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keepercomes and gives the mime a raise for being such a goodattraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps tauntingthe lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps goingup. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over thefurious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. Thelion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and roundthe cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime startsscreaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quickand pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up atthe angry lion and the lion says, " Shut up you idiot! Do youwant to get us both fired?"

acrostic ENGLISH

A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as …

Read the complete definition
acroteleutic ENGLISH

The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of …

Read the complete definition
anthem ENGLISH

Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the …

Read the complete definition
antiphon ENGLISH

A verse said before and after the psalms.

Read the complete definition
antiphony ENGLISH

An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.

Read the complete definition
canticle ENGLISH

A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service.

Read the complete definition
chant ENGLISH

A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.

Read the complete definition
chant ENGLISH

A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or …

Read the complete definition
deacon ENGLISH

To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off.

Read the complete definition
double ENGLISH

A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only …

Read the complete definition
gittith ENGLISH

A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence …

Read the complete definition
gloria ENGLISH

A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in …

Read the complete definition
hagiographa ENGLISH

The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and …

Read the complete definition
imprecatory ENGLISH

Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms.

Read the complete definition
intonation ENGLISH

Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by …

Read the complete definition
introit ENGLISH

A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the …

Read the complete definition
introit ENGLISH

A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to …

Read the complete definition
introit ENGLISH

An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion service.

Read the complete definition
invitatory ENGLISH

That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship.

Read the complete definition
jubilate ENGLISH

A name of the 100th Psalm; -- so called from its opening word in the Latin version.

Read the complete definition