Psalter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier,
     psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See {Psaltery}.]
     1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing
        the Psalms separately printed.
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     2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of
        Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the
        Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day
        of the week.
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     3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty
        beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Psalter
       n : a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Book of
           Psalms}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "psalter":
     Book of Psalms, Psalm Book, best seller, book, bound book, classic,
     coloring book, definitive work, folio, great work, hardback,
     juvenile, juvenile book, limp-cover book, magnum opus, nonbook,
     notebook, novel, opus, opuscule, opusculum, paperback,
     picture book, playbook, pocket book, prayer book, production,
     psalmbook, publication, serial, sketchbook, soft-cover, songbook,
     standard work, storybook, the Psalms, the Psalter, the Psaltery,
     title, tome, trade book, volume, work, writing