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PSALMIST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A composer of sacred songs

Example:

David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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