Ecclesiasticus

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪ.kəs/ === Proper noun === Ecclesiasticus 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 Ecclesiastes. ==== Synonyms ==== Ben Sira Sirach Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach ==== Translations ==== === References ===