psalter

UK: 'psalter', 'Psalter': /ˈsɔːltə/ US: (sôl′tər)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Psal•ter  (sôl′tər), n. 

1. Bible the Biblical book of Psalms.
2. (sometimes l.c.) a psalmbook.

• Late Latin, as above)
• Late Latin) and Old English saltere (
• Anglo-French
• Greek psalté̄rion stringed instrument; replacing Middle English sauter (
• Late Latin psaltērium the Psalter, Latin: a psaltery
• bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Psalter / ˈsɔːltə/ noun

1. another name for Psalms, esp in the version in the Book of Common Prayer
2. a translation, musical, or metrical version of the Psalms
3. a devotional or liturgical book containing a version of Psalms, often with a musical setting

Etymology: Old English psaltere, from Late Latin psaltērium, from Greek psaltērion stringed instrument, from psallein to play a stringed instrument