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Noun: Ecclesiasticus  i,klee-zee'as-ti-kus
  1. An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
    - Ben Sira, Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach

Type of: book

Part of: Apocrypha, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature

Encyclopedia: Ecclesiasticus