Definition of psalter in English:

psalter

noun ˈsɒltəˈsɔːltəˈsɔltər

the psalter

1The Book of Psalms.
1. 1.1 A copy of the biblical Psalms, especially for liturgical use.
  psalters and hymn books
  Example sentencesExamples
  Early American settlers, especially New England Protestants, adorned their Calvinist-styled worship with psalms taken from metrical psalters brought along from the old country.
  This volume fits my twin criteria: solid scholarship, combined with a sense of why the psalter is the prayer book of the synagogue and of the church.
  Psalm 137, one of the most evocative in the psalter, speaks from the perspective of the Israelites driven into exile and slavery after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E.
  The imposition of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549 was accompanied by the publication of various metrical psalters, whose simple four-part harmonizations of psalm tunes allowed the vernacular texts to be heard easily.
  Variable psalmody is added to the ‘Little Hours’ during Lent, allowing the psalter to be recited twice each week.

Origin

Old English (p)saltere, via Latin psalterium from Greek psaltērion 'stringed instrument'.

Rhymes

altar, alter, assaulter, defaulter, falter, Gibraltar, halter, Malta, palter, salter, vaulter, Walter

Definition of psalter in US English:

psalter

nounˈsôltərˈsɔltər

the psalter" or "the Psalter

1The Book of Psalms.
1. 1.1 A copy of the biblical Psalms, especially for liturgical use.
  psalters and hymn books
  Example sentencesExamples
  Variable psalmody is added to the ‘Little Hours’ during Lent, allowing the psalter to be recited twice each week.
  This volume fits my twin criteria: solid scholarship, combined with a sense of why the psalter is the prayer book of the synagogue and of the church.
  Early American settlers, especially New England Protestants, adorned their Calvinist-styled worship with psalms taken from metrical psalters brought along from the old country.
  The imposition of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549 was accompanied by the publication of various metrical psalters, whose simple four-part harmonizations of psalm tunes allowed the vernacular texts to be heard easily.
  Psalm 137, one of the most evocative in the psalter, speaks from the perspective of the Israelites driven into exile and slavery after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E.

Origin

Old English (p)saltere, via Latin psalterium from Greek psaltērion ‘stringed instrument’.

单词	psalter
释义	Definition of psalter in English: psalter noun ˈsɒltəˈsɔːltəˈsɔltər the psalter 1The Book of Psalms. 1.1 A copy of the biblical Psalms, especially for liturgical use. psalters and hymn books Example sentencesExamples Early American settlers, especially New England Protestants, adorned their Calvinist-styled worship with psalms taken from metrical psalters brought along from the old country. This volume fits my twin criteria: solid scholarship, combined with a sense of why the psalter is the prayer book of the synagogue and of the church. Psalm 137, one of the most evocative in the psalter, speaks from the perspective of the Israelites driven into exile and slavery after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. The imposition of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549 was accompanied by the publication of various metrical psalters, whose simple four-part harmonizations of psalm tunes allowed the vernacular texts to be heard easily. Variable psalmody is added to the ‘Little Hours’ during Lent, allowing the psalter to be recited twice each week. Origin Old English (p)saltere, via Latin psalterium from Greek psaltērion 'stringed instrument'. Rhymes altar, alter, assaulter, defaulter, falter, Gibraltar, halter, Malta, palter, salter, vaulter, Walter Definition of psalter in US English: psalter nounˈsôltərˈsɔltər the psalter" or "the Psalter 1The Book of Psalms. 1.1 A copy of the biblical Psalms, especially for liturgical use. psalters and hymn books Example sentencesExamples Variable psalmody is added to the ‘Little Hours’ during Lent, allowing the psalter to be recited twice each week. This volume fits my twin criteria: solid scholarship, combined with a sense of why the psalter is the prayer book of the synagogue and of the church. Early American settlers, especially New England Protestants, adorned their Calvinist-styled worship with psalms taken from metrical psalters brought along from the old country. The imposition of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549 was accompanied by the publication of various metrical psalters, whose simple four-part harmonizations of psalm tunes allowed the vernacular texts to be heard easily. Psalm 137, one of the most evocative in the psalter, speaks from the perspective of the Israelites driven into exile and slavery after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. Origin Old English (p)saltere, via Latin psalterium from Greek psaltērion ‘stringed instrument’.
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