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Ecclesiasticus

American  
[ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhs] / ɪˌkli ziˈæs tɪ kəs /

noun

  1. a book of the Apocrypha. Ecclus.

Ecclesiasticus British  
/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəs /

noun

  1. one of the books of the Apocrypha, written around 180 bc and also called the Wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach

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The first lesson Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26 is read by the Dean of Windsor.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2021

The First Lesson, Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26, will be read by the Dean of Windsor.

From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2021

And Ecclesiasticus, willing to go all the way, puts it simply: “Instead of a friend, become not an enemy.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2017

He identified a page of the Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus, a compilation of proverbs from the early 2nd century B.C.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2011

The list of the canonical Scripture given includes, besides the Palestinian one, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Tobit, Judith, and the two books of Maccabees.

From The Canon of the Bible by Davidson, Samuel

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