HyperDic: ecclesiasticus

English > 1 sense of the word Ecclesiasticus:
NOUNcommunicationEcclesiasticus, Ben Sira, Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirachan Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
English > Ecclesiasticus: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect).
SynonymsBen Sira, Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach
Instance ofbookA major division of a long written composition
Part ofApocrypha14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literatureAny of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
SpanishBen Sira, eclesiástico
CatalanBen Sira

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