Psalter
//ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
- 2 a collection of Psalms for liturgical use wordnet
- 3 Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
- 4 Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
- 5 A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
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- 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."
Example
More examples"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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