Psalterium — may mean:* Psalterium Georgii, a constellation *Psalterium (instrument) *Psalterium (book), book of Psalms * Omasum, the third stomach of ruminants *For neuroanatomical structure, see Commissure of fornix … Wikipedia
Psalterium — • The Book of the Psalms only concerns us here in so far as it was transcribed and used for liturgical purposes. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psalterium Psalterium … Catholic encyclopedia
psalterium — psalterial, adj. /sawl tear ee euhm/, n., pl. psalteria / tear ee euh/. Zool. the omasum. [1855 60; < LL psalterium the PSALTER, the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book] * * * … Universalium
psalterium — psal•te•ri•um [[t]sɔlˈtɪər i əm[/t]] n. pl. te•ri•a [[t] ˈtɪər i ə[/t]] zool. omasum • Etymology: 1855–60; < LL psaltērium the Psalter, the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book psal•te′ri•al, adj … From formal English to slang
psalterium — noun (plural psalteria) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, psalter; from the resemblance of the folds to the pages of a book Date: circa 1846 omasum … New Collegiate Dictionary
psalterium — [sɔ:l tɪərɪəm, sɒl ] noun another term for omasum. Origin C19: from L., lit. psalter (see psalter), because of its many folds of tissue, resembling pages of a book … English new terms dictionary
psalterium — /sɔlˈtɪəriəm/ (say sawl tearreeuhm) noun (plural psalteria /sɔlˈtɪəriə/ (say sawl tearreeuh)) the omasum or manyplies. {Late Latin: the Psalter (the folds of the omasum being likened to the leaves of a book), from Greek psaltērion} …
PSALMS, BOOK OF — This article is arranged according to the following outline: < <title> > place in the canon number of psalms verse division division into books composition of the psalter date of the psalter ascription to david types of psalms psalms… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
House of Elzevir — Book about fencing published in Leiden by Isack Elsevier in 1619 Elzevir is the name of a celebrated family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of Elzevirs became very famous… … Wikipedia
Breviary — • Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Breviary Breviary … Catholic encyclopedia