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Psalter

//ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
  2. 2
    a collection of Psalms for liturgical use wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
  4. 4
    Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
  5. 5
    A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
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  1. 6
    Alternative form of psaltery, a kind of zither as well as the King James translation of certain obscure musical terms in the Old Testament. alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete

    "Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him."

Etymology

From Middle English psauter & sauter, from Old French psautier & saltier, from Latin psalterium (“a kind of lute or zither”), from Ancient Greek ψᾰλτήρῐον (psăltḗrĭon, “harp”). Doublet of psalterion, psalterium, and psaltery.

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