psalter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Psalter
    n 1: a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Psalter},
         {Book of Psalms}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty
      beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.
      [1913 Webster]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "psalter":
      Book of Psalms, Psalm Book, best seller, book, bound book, classic,
      coloring book, definitive work, folio, great work, hardback,
      juvenile, juvenile book, limp-cover book, magnum opus, nonbook,
      notebook, novel, opus, opuscule, opusculum, paperback,
      picture book, playbook, pocket book, prayer book, production,
      psalmbook, publication, serial, sketchbook, soft-cover, songbook,
      standard work, storybook, the Psalms, the Psalter, the Psaltery,
      title, tome, trade book, volume, work, writing

    

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