Psalter Definition

sältər, sôltər
noun
The Book of Psalms.
Webster's New World
A version of the Psalms for use in religious services.
Webster's New World

In the Roman Catholic Church, a rosary consisting of one hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the Psalms.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • book of psalms
  • psaltery
  • the Psalms

Other Word Forms of Psalter

Noun

Singular:
Psalter
Plural:
psalters

Origin of Psalter

  • Middle English sauter; psauter, from Old French sautier, psaltier, from Latin psalterium (“a stringed instrument like a lute"), from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psalterion, “a harp").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English psaltere Old French psaultier both from Late Latin psaltērium from Latin psaltery from Greek psaltērion psaltery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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