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# psalter

noun (a psalter, psalters)

«psalter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church, Bible) A book containing the Psalms from the Bible, used for worship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#m1)
2. (church) A version of the Psalms set out to be sung or said in services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#m2)

### In the lessons

Church life: choirs sing from the psalter; old psalters were beautifully hand-painted by monks. In history lessons children may see a famous illuminated psalter in a museum. Phrases: «a medieval psalter», «the parish psalter».

### Examples

- The choir sang from the psalter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x1)
- The monks copied the psalter by hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x2)
- We saw an old psalter with gold pictures at the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x3)
- Gran keeps her psalter next to her prayer book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x4)
- The Psalms in the psalter are songs and prayers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x5)
- Each page of the psalter had a decorated letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x6)
- "Now then," he says, "read away at your psalter." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/#x7)

### Note

Silent «p»: pronounced «SAWL-ter». Same silent «p» as «psalm». Countable. A «psalm» is one song; the «psalter» is the book of them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «psalter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psalter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«psalter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psalter.html) on Mova free.