psal ‧ ter /ˈsɔːltə $ ˈsɒːltər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: psalterium , from Greek psalterion , from psallein 'to play on a stringed instrument' ]
a book containing the psalms from the Bible
psal ‧ ter /ˈsɔːltə $ ˈsɒːltər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: psalterium , from Greek psalterion , from psallein 'to play on a stringed instrument' ]
a book containing the psalms from the Bible
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012