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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PSAL'TER, n. [L. psalterium.]
1. The book of Psalms; often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.
2. In Romish countries, a large chaplet or rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, according to the number of the psalms.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: Psalter, Book of Psalms]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English psalter & Anglo-French psaltier, from Late Latin psalterium, from Late Greek psalt?rion, from Greek, psaltery Date: before 12th century the Book of Psalms; also a collection of Psalms for liturgical or devotional use

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the Book of Psalms. b a version of this (the English Psalter; Prayer-Book Psalter). 2 a copy of the Psalms, esp. for liturgical use. Etymology: ME f. AF sauter, OF sautier, & OE saltere f. LL psalterium f. Gk psalterion stringed instrument (psallo pluck), in eccl.L Book of Psalms

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Book of Psalms.

Moby Thesaurus

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