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psalter
- /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/
- /ˈsɒltə(ɹ)/
Sounds like salter · Rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun psalters · sauter
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Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
Similar: Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible
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Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
Similar: breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation
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Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
Similar: Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms
- A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
- Alternative form of psaltery, a kind of zither as well as the King James translation of certain obscure musical terms in the Old Testament. Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him.
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noun a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
| Español | salterio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시편 sipyeon |
| 日本語 | 聖詠 seiei, ソルター sorutā, サルター sarutā, 詩篇 shihen |
| 中文 | 聖詠經 /圣咏经 shèngyǒngjīng |
| Português | saltério |
| Français | psautier |
| Deutsch | Psalter |
| Italiano | salterio |
| Ελληνικά | ψαλτήριο psaltírio |
| Română | psaltire |
| Русский | псалты́рь psaltýrʹ, псалти́рь psaltírʹ |
| العربية | سِفْر المَزَامِير sifr al-mazāmīr, زَبُور zabūr |
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