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Versifier :: Versifier (n.) One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms..

Psalmodical :: Psalmodical (a.) Relating to psalmody.

Deacon :: Deacon (v. t.) To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off..

Psalmographer :: Psalmographer (n.) Alt. of Psalmographis.

Nocturn :: Nocturn (n.) One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service..

Miserere :: Miserere (n.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere..

Psalmography :: Psalmography (n.) The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs..

Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..

Double :: Double (n.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts..

Psalmodic :: Psalmodic (a.) Alt. of Psalmodica.

Hagiographa :: Hagiographa (n. pl.) The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles..

Psalter :: Psalter (n.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms..

Psalter :: Psalter (n.) The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.

Versify :: Versify (v. t.) To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms..

Psalmist :: Psalmist (n.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church..

Psalmograph :: Psalmograph (n.) A writer of psalms; a psalmographer.

Davidic :: Davidic (a.) Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family..

Gloria :: Gloria (n.) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches..

Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service..

Set :: Set (v. t.) To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm..

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