Ecclesiasticus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ecclesiasticus.wav

Word forms

Ecclesiasticus

Etymology

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

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