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Ecclesiasticus

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

a book of the Apocrypha. Abbreviation: Ecclus.

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Also called Wisdom of Jesus.

Words nearby Ecclesiasticus

ecclesiastical calendar, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, ecclesiastical court, ecclesiastical society, ecclesiasticism, Ecclesiasticus, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiology, Ecclestone, Ecclus., eccremocarpus
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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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