Ecclesiasticus

[ ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhs ]

noun

a book of the Apocrypha. Abbreviation: Ecclus.

Also called Wisdom of Jesus.

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How to use Ecclesiasticus in a sentence

So will it be with the Book of Ecclesiasticus, which they now long for, and about which I have taken great pains.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. | Various
Ecclesiasticus, a book placed by Protestants and Jews among the apocryphal scriptures.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
The apocryphal book “Ecclesiasticus” is the antidote to Ecclesiastes.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel Conway
An old scripture (Ecclesiasticus xi., 28) says: "Judge none blessed before his death; for a man shall be known in his children."
Recollections and Impressions | Octavius Brooks Frothingham
At length his eye fell upon them in the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) | John Greenleaf Whittier

British Dictionary definitions for Ecclesiasticus

Ecclesiasticus

/ (ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəs) /

noun

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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