psalter
pronunciation
How to pronounce psalter in British English:
UK [ˈsɔ:ltə(r)]
How to pronounce psalter in American English:
US [ˈsɔltɚ]
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- Noun:
- a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
Word Origin
- psalter (n.)
- "the Book of Psalms," Old English saltere, psaltere, from Church Latin psalterium "the songs of David," in secular Latin, "stringed instrument played by twanging," from Greek psalterion "stringed instrument, psaltery, harp," from psallein "to pluck, play on a stringed instrument" (see psalm).
Example
- 1. The period 's chief masterpiece , the utrecht psalter , produced in 830 , is represented by a photograph ( it rarely leaves the netherlands and never crosses an ocean ) .