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psalter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/
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• /ˈsɒltə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
2. Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
3. (qualifier:Anglicanism) Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
4. A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
5. (alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete) 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 psaltery
   • Perhaps the viol d'amour underwent several modifications, as its name was changed to psalter in the belief of its being the ancient instrument so denominated, which is quite different, according to most authorities — not belonging to the fidicinal tribe. 1849, Sir John Graham Dalyell, Musical Memoirs of Scotland, T. Constable, page 206
   • Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him. 1635, John Cousturier, The second tome of the Holie Bible, Psalm 32:2, page 66:
   • Some have supposed that the psalter was not in fact an instrument, but that the term was applied merely to harmony produced by the voice in conjunction with instruments. 1875, Edward H. Knight, Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, J. B. Ford and Company, page 1499:

Forms

Hyponyms

quinquagene

Synonyms

Psalms · which prominently includes the Psalms · breviary · which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation · Book of Common Prayer · particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible

Translations (60)

hy գիրք սաղմոսաց (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ky забур (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sh пса̀лтӣр (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sk žaltár (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · gv lioar saum (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · kw sowter (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · pt saltério (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sh psàltīr (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · pl psałterz (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · kk псалтырь (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · bg псалти́р (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · cu псалътꙑр҄ь (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · uk псалти́р (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ka ფსალმუნები (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · be псалты́р (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ar زَبُور (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ca saltiri (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · it salterio (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · cy sallwyr (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · fr psautier (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sga saltair (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ro psaltire (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · el ψαλτήριο (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · cs žaltář (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · eo psalmaro (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · orv псалътырь (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · de Psalter (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ja 詩篇 (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · tr zebur (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · fa زبور (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · fi psalttari (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · gd salmadair (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ru псалты́рь (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · kk забур (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ar سِفْر المَزَامِير (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · gv salteyr (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ja 聖詠 (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · tg забур (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · et psalter (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · es salterio (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · gd saltair (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ga saltair (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ru псалти́рь (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ko 시편 (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · uz zabur (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · tt зәбур (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · cmn 聖詠經 /圣咏经 (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sq psaltír (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · zlw-opl żałtarz (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · az zəbur (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · zdj Zabura (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · mk пса́лтир (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · tk zebur (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ps زبور (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ja ソルター (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · lt psalteris (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · ja サルター (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · nl psalter (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · hy սաղմոսարան (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms) · sv Psaltaren (a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms)