Psalter

noun

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as in breviary

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Recent Examples of Psalter It was made by Peter Care, who had moved from Cornwall, in England’s southwest, to Sheffield to study filmmaking at the Psalter Lane School of Art. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
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  1. breviary
  2. missal
  3. psalmody
  4. hymnal
Noun
  • Books of Hours are breviaries, or a selection of prayers and psalms taken from long prayer books used by monks.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
Definition of breviary
Noun
  • The Vatican has released the official missal for the liturgies, and Lebanese media are preparing for large crowds despite infrastructure shortages.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The actress also chose not to have a bouquet, carrying a missal down the aisle instead.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of missal
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  • Most important, Sarr wants to arrange a complete psalmody in Wolof.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
Definition of psalmody
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  • Whether or not Trump can get the Save America Act through Congress remains unclear, but his second in command isn't singing from the same hymnal when discussing the urgency about the midterm outcome.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Similar cases include 3M’s accidental invention of Post-it Notes (first used as ad hoc bookmarks for hymnals); Shopify’s pivot from selling snowboards to enabling e-commerce infrastructure; and Instagram’s shift from a cluttered check-in app to a focused photo-sharing platform.
    — Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of hymnal

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