PSALTER


Meaning of PSALTER in English

/ ˈsɔːltə(r); NAmE / noun

a book containing a collection of songs and poems, (called psalms ), with their music, that is used in a church

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.