Ecclesiasticus

[ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuh s]

noun

a book of the Apocrypha. Abbreviation: Ecclus.

Also called Wisdom of Jesus.

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And in Ecclesiasticus, "Who will pity the enchanter that has been bitten by the serpent?"
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet
The words of Ecclesiasticus ought to be often read by young people.
The Young Man's Guide
William A. Alcott
"Pour not out words where there is a musician," says the writer in Ecclesiasticus.
Spirit and Music
H. Ernest Hunt
And, as the book of Ecclesiasticus saith, the taverner shall not be freed from sin.
No Cross, No Crown
William Penn
Hence in Ecclesiasticus, He who dwells in eternity created all things at once.
The Oxford Reformers
Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for ecclesiasticus

Ecclesiasticus

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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