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Ecclesiasticus
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ecclesiasticus
English
Ben Sira
Etymology
From en enm Ecclesiasticus, from en la-lat Ecclēsiasticus, probably short for la liber ecclēsiasticus church book, from its use in church readings.n en ecclesiastic.
Pronunciation
en /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/
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Proper noun
A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with the canonical en Ecclesiastes.
Synonyms
en Ben Sira
en Sirach
en Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach
Translations
book of the Bible
Arabic: ar سِفْر يَشُوع بِن سِيرَاخ
Asturian: ast Eclesiásticu
Greek: el Σοφία Σειράχ, el Σοφία Ίησου Σειράχ
Ancient Greek: grc Σοφία Σειράχ f
Irish: ga Leabhar Shíorach m, ga Síorach m
Italian: it Siracide m
Korean: ko 집회서
Maltese: mt Il-Ktieb ta' Bin Sirak
Polish: pl Mądrość Syracha f
Swedish: sv Jesus Syraks vishet c
Vietnamese: vi Huấn Ca
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