noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/
/ˈsɒltə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ)
rhymes with -ɒltə(ɹ)
homophone: salter
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Anglicanism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Book of Psalms
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prayer book, prayerbook
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
psaltír
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Arabic:
سِفْر المَزَامِير
(sifr al-mazāmīr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Arabic:
زَبُور
(zabūr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Armenian:
սաղմոսարան
(saġmosaran)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Armenian:
գիրք սաղմոսաց
(girkʻ saġmosacʻ)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Azerbaijani:
zəbur
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Belarusian:
псалты́р
(psaltýr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Bulgarian:
псалти́р
(psaltír)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Catalan:
saltiri
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Chinese Mandarin:
聖詠經 /圣咏经
(shèngyǒngjīng)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Ngazidja Comorian:
Zabura
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Cornish:
sowter
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Czech:
žaltář
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Dutch:
psalter
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Esperanto:
psalmaro
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Estonian:
psalter
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Finnish:
psalttari
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
French:
psautier
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Georgian:
ფსალმუნები
(psalmunebi)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
German:
Psalter
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Greek:
ψαλτήριο
(psaltírio)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Irish:
saltair
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Old Irish:
saltair
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Italian:
salterio
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Japanese:
聖詠
(seiei)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Japanese:
ソルター
(sorutā)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Japanese:
サルター
(sarutā)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Japanese:
詩篇
(shihen)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Kazakh:
псалтырь
(psaltyr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Kazakh:
забур
(zabur)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Korean:
시편
(sipyeon)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Kyrgyz:
забур
(zabur)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Lithuanian:
psalteris
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Macedonian:
пса́лтир
(psáltir)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Manx:
lioar saum
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Manx:
salteyr
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Church Slavic:
псалътꙑр҄ь
(psalŭtyrʹĭ)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Church Slavic:
psàltīr
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Old East Slavic:
псалътырь
(psalŭtyrĭ)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Pashto:
زبور
(zabúr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Persian:
زبور
(zabur)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Polish:
psałterz
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Old Polish:
żałtarz
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Portuguese:
saltério
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Romanian:
psaltire
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Russian:
псалты́рь
(psaltýrʹ)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Russian:
псалти́рь
(psaltírʹ)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Scottish Gaelic:
saltair
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Scottish Gaelic:
salmadair
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Serbo-Croatian:
пса̀лтӣр
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Slovak:
žaltár
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Spanish:
salterio
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Swedish:
Psaltaren
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Tajik:
забур
(zabur)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Tatar:
зәбур
(zäbur)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Turkish:
zebur
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Turkmen:
zebur
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Ukrainian:
псалти́р
(psaltýr)
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Uzbek:
zabur
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
Welsh:
sallwyr
— a stand-alone copy of the Book of Psalms
