2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: psalmist noun: a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms" From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Psalmist \Psalm"ist\, noun [L. psalmista, Gr. ?: cf. F. psalmiste. See {Psalm}.] 1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church.

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