Ecclesiasticus

See also: ecclesiasticus

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Etymology

From Middle English Ecclesiasticus, from Late Latin Ecclēsiasticus, probably short for liber ecclēsiasticus (“church book”), from its use in church readings.[1] Doublet of ecclesiastic.

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Proper noun

Ecclesiasticus

  1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

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  1. ^ “Ecclesiasticus, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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