wisdom_of_jesus_the_son_of_sirach (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach*:
NOUN	communication	Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus	an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)

English > *Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect).
Synonyms	Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus
Instance of	book	A major division of a long written composition
Part of	Apocrypha	14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
Part of	sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature	Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
Spanish	Ben Sira, eclesiástico
Catalan	Ben Sira

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