psalter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
  2. Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
  3. Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
  4. A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
  5. Alternative form of psaltery, a kind of zither as well as the King James translation of certain obscure musical terms in the Old Testament. alt-of,alternative,archaic,obsolete
    — Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him.

词形变化

psalters plural sauter alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

下位词
quinquagene

词源

From Middle English psauter & sauter, from Old French psautier & saltier, from Latin psaltērium (“a kind of lute or zither”), from Ancient Greek ψᾰλτήρῐον (psăltḗrĭon, “harp”). Doublet of psalterion, psalterium, and psaltery.
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