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Ecclesiasticus definition

Ec·cle·si·as·ti·cus (e klē′zē as′ti kəs, i-)

noun

a book of proverbs in the Old Testament Apocrypha and the Douay Bible: abbrev. Ecclus

Etymology: LL(Ec), short for ecclesiasticus liber, lit., the church book (see ecclesiastic): from its frequent use for catechetical teaching

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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