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psalmist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun psalmist has 1 sense
- psalmist(n = noun.person) Array - a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms" is a kind of composer
Derived forms noun psalm2, noun psalm1, verb psalm1
CIDE DICTIONARY
psalmist, n. [L. psalmista, Gr. : cf. F. psalmiste. See Psalm.].
- A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. [1913 Webster]
- A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
psalmist, n.
1 the author or composer of a psalm.
2 (the Psalmist) David or the author of any of the Psalms.
1 the author or composer of a psalm.
2 (the Psalmist) David or the author of any of the Psalms.
Etymology
LL psalmista (as PSALM)
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