Psaltery vs Psalter - What's the difference?
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An ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
The Book of Psalms. Often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.
Specifically for Anglicans, the Book of Common Prayer which contains the Book of Psalms. For Catholics, the Breviary containing the Psalms arranged for each day of the week.
In the Roman Catholic Church, a rosary consisting of one hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the Psalms.
Psalter is a related term of psaltery.
As nouns the difference between psaltery and psalter
is that psaltery is an ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum while psalter is the Book of Psalms. Often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.psaltery
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* psaltryNoun
(psalteries)- And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries , and with harps. (Nehemiah 12:27, KJV)
