From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Psalter \Psal"ter\, noun [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See {Psaltery}.]
1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.
2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Book of Psalms}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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