Definitions for Psalter
ˈsɔl tərpsalter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalter, Book of Psalmsnoun

   a collection of Psalms for liturgical use

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. psalternoun

   The Book of Psalms. Often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.

2. psalternoun

   Specifically for Anglicans, the Book of Common Prayer which contains the Book of Psalms. For Catholics, the Breviary containing the Psalms arranged for each day of the week.

3. psalternoun

   In the Roman Catholic Church, A rosary consisting of one hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the Psalms.

4. Etymology: sauter; psauter, from sautier, psaltier, from psalterium, from ψαλτήριον.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalternoun

   The volume of psalms; a psalmbook.

   Etymology: psautier, Fr. ψαλτήϱιον.

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1. psalter

   A psalter is a book containing the Book of Psalms and other devotional material. It is often used for liturgical or religious purposes, in particular for singing or recitation in Christian and Jewish worship services.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalternoun

   the Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed

2. Psalternoun

   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. Psalternoun

   a rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms

4. Etymology: [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See Psaltery.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalter

   A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the later medieval emergence of the book of hours, psalters were the books most widely owned by wealthy lay persons and were commonly used for learning to read. Many Psalters were richly illuminated and they include some of the most spectacular surviving examples of medieval book art.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalter

   sawl′tėr, n. the book of Psalms, esp. when separately printed: (R.C.) a series of 150 devout sentences: a rosary of 150 beads, according to the number of the psalms.—adj. Psaltē′rian, pertaining to a psalter: musical.—ns. Psal′tery, a stringed instrument used by the Jews: psalter; Psal′tress, a woman who plays upon the psaltery. [O. Fr. psaltier—L. psalterium, a song sung to the psaltery.]

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Anagrams for Psalter »

1. palters

2. persalt

3. plaster

4. plastre

5. platers

6. stapler

7. palster

8. spartle

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psalter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psalter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Psalter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Psalter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Psalter
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Psalter
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Psalter
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Psalter