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PSALMIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does psalmist mean?
• PSALMIST (noun)
The noun PSALMIST has 1 sense:
1. a composer of sacred songs
Familiarity information: PSALMIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A composer of sacred songs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms
Hypernyms ("psalmist" is a kind of...):
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
Derivation:
psalm (any sacred song used to praise the deity)
Psalm (one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David)
psalm (sing or celebrate in psalms)
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