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ecclesiasticus

/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
ec-cle-si-as-ti-cus
IPA
/ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Etymology

From Middle English Ecclesiasticus, from Late Latin Ecclēsiasticus, probably short for liber ecclēsiasticus (“church book”), from its use in church readings. Doublet of ecclesiastic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ecclesiasticus, Ecclēsiasticus

Synonyms

Ben Sira Sirach Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach

Questions

How do you pronounce ecclesiasticus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/.
What does ecclesiasticus mean?
A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Where does ecclesiasticus come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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