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Psalter
[ sawl-ter ]
noun
- the Biblical book of Psalms.
- (sometimes lowercase) a psalmbook.
Psalter
/ ˈsɔːltə /
noun
- another name for Psalms, esp in the version in the Book of Common Prayer
- a translation, musical, or metrical version of the Psalms
- a devotional or liturgical book containing a version of Psalms, often with a musical setting
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Origin of Psalter1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Psalter1
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Example Sentences
But among many precious relics, one recently recovered for the church is of the greatest interest, namely, the Romsey Psalter.
Hence it would seem that this Psalter with its Kalendar must have been written before this date.
In form and spirit they resemble both the poems of the Hebrew psalter and the lyrics of Pindar.
Anderson thought it sounded like the last words of the Psalter, "omnis spiritus laudet Dominum," but he could not be sure.
In 1447 the same college bought a Psalter for three shillings and eightpence, and a Donatus for one shilling.
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