psalmist

[ sah-mist ]

/ ˈsɑ mɪst /

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noun

an author of psalms.

the Psalmist, David, the traditional author of the Psalms.

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Origin of psalmist

From the Late Latin word psalmista, dating back to 1475–85. See psalm, -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM psalmist

an·ti·psalm·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby psalmist

Przewalski's horse, ps, PSA, psalm, psalmbook, psalmist, psalmody, Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium

How to use psalmist in a sentence

It was not that, like the good man of whom the Psalmist speaks, he meditated on the law day and night.
Humanly Speaking|Samuel McChord Crothers
Give me understanding (is the prayer of the Royal Psalmist), and I shall observe thy law with my whole heart.
Aids to Reflection|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Persecution always follows on the heels of the Word of God as the Psalmist experienced.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther
Let thy prayer then be directed, like that of the psalmist, to the good Shepherd of the sheep: 'Seek thy servant.'
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East

He was a very busy man, de Psalmist—writin' down hymns all day, sharpen'n' his lead-pencil, bossin' 'roun' de choir—callin' Selah!
Eli|Heman White Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for psalmist

psalmist

/ (ˈsɑːmɪst) /

noun

the composer of a psalm or psalms, esp (when capital and preceded by the) David, traditionally regarded as the author of The Book of Psalms

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