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PSALTER
Translation, often in verse, of the Book of Psalms into the vernacular for home or church use. Also an ancient stringed instrument with a soundboard, the strings being plucked.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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