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Psalm vs Benedictus - What's the difference?

psalm | benedictus |

As nouns the difference between psalm and benedictus

is that psalm is psalm while benedictus is a blessed person.

psalm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
  • Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

    • Derived terms

    * psalmist * psalmodic * psalmody * Psalms (name of the book of the Bible in which the psalms are collected)

    Related terms

    * psalter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    benedictus

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (music) Either of two canticles that begin with the Latin word benedictus
    • Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel
    Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini
  • (music) The music that accompanies these canticles