Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name in the Latin version of the Bible, and the alternative name in the English Apocrypha, of the book called in the Septuagint “The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach,” included in the canon of the Old Testament by the Roman Catholic and Greek churches, but regarded as apocryphal by Jews and Protestants, though occasionally read in the Anglican Church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A book of the Apocrypha.
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- proper noun biblical A book in the
Old Testament and Apocrypha of theBible . Sometimes abbreviated asEcclus.
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- noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
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Examples
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Be this as it may, the book is most commonly designated in the Latin Church as "Ecclesiasticus", itself a Greek word with a
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The books of Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus from the Apocrypha were favorite reading with Eleanor, who seemed in the grandly poetical praises of wisdom to find some encouragement under the difficulties through which we struggled toward a very moderate degree of learning.
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Wisdom of Solomon, in Ecclesiasticus, we shall see that they are the same.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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What he had in his hand was a Hebrew fragment of the apocryphal book known as Ecclesiasticus, or Ben Sira, which until then had been known only in Greek and Syriac versions.
A World Revealed Gabriel Josipovici 2011
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Only Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus or Ben Sira) presents the negative theological judgment that women are the source of sin.
Eve: Apocrypha. 2009
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The passage of Ecclesiasticus, which is put forward in the contrary sense, should be taken as meaning that neither fruitfulness of the of the flesh nor any bodily good is to be compared with continency, which is reckoned one of the goods of the soul, as Augustine declares
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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The book called Ecclesiasticus, said to be written by the son of Sirach, is expressly numbered among apocryphal books in the Talmud.
The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained, or The Bible Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions. 1772-1851 1851
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Ecclesiasticus, which is superior to all the other apocryphal books, was written by one Jesus the son of Sirach.
The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained, or The Bible Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions. 1772-1851 1851
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The other books of the Apocrypha, though not admitted as of sacred authority, have many things well worth your attention; particularly the admirable book called Ecclesiasticus, and the book of Wisdom.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant John Hamilton Moore 1772
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Christianity for public reading at church, and bears, down to the present day, the pre-eminent title of "Ecclesiasticus".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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