Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Psalter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier,
psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See {Psaltery}.]
1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing
the Psalms separately printed.
2. 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. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty
beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Psalter
n : a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Psalter}, {Book
of Psalms}]
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