psalter

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Psal=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

psalter, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See Psaltery.].

•  The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

psalter, 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 (p)saltere f. LL psalterium f. Gk psalterion stringed instrument (psallo pluck), in eccl.L Book of Psalms

THESAURUS

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