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psalter

 

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Noun psalter has 1 sense
  1. Psalter, Book of Psalms - a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
    --1 is a kind of prayer book, prayerbook
    --1 is a part of Book of Common Prayer

Definitions from the Web

Psalter

Noun

1. A book containing the Psalms or a collection of religious songs.

Example sentence: The monk carried his worn psalter everywhere, finding solace in the verses during troubled times.

Noun

2. A stringed musical instrument resembling a zither, used in medieval times.

Example sentence: The talented minstrel expertly played the psalter, strumming its strings with finesse.

Noun

3. (Local) In some local traditions, a small portable shrine or box used to store religious symbols or relics.

Example sentence: The villagers crafted an intricately designed psalter to house the sacred relic.


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