Ecclesiasticus

noun

Ec·​cle·​si·​as·​ti·​cus i-ˌklē-zē-ˈa-sti-kəs 

e-ˌklē-

: a didactic book included in the Protestant Apocrypha and as Sirach in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin Ecclēsiasticus, probably short for liber ecclēsiasticus "church book" (from its use in church readings) — more at ecclesiastic entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Ecclesiasticus

noun

Ec·​cle·​si·​as·​ti·​cus ik-ˌlē-zē-ˈas-ti-kəs 

e-ˌklē-

: a didactic book included in the Protestant Apocrypha and as Sirach in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament see bible