PSALTER


Meaning of PSALTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsäl-tər, ˈsȯl- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English psalter & Anglo-French psaltier, from Late Latin psalterium, from Late Greek psaltērion, from Greek, psaltery

Date: before 12th century

: the Book of Psalms ; also : a collection of Psalms for liturgical or devotional use

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