PSALMIST

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psalmist (plural psalmists)

A composer of psalms

(capitalized) A composer of one of the Biblical Psalms

Anagrams

• palmists, samplist, slipmats

Source: Wiktionary


Psalm"ist, n. Etym: [L. psalmista, Gr. 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.)

Definition: A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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