Associations to the word «Ecclesiasticus»

Wiktionary

ECCLESIASTICUS, proper noun. (biblical) A book in the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Ecclus.

Dictionary definition

ECCLESIASTICUS, noun. An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.