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  • 1Versed — Versed, a. [Cf. F. vers[ e], L. versatus, p. p. of versari to turn about frequently, to turn over, to be engaged in a thing, passive of versare. See {Versant}, a.] Acquainted or familiar, as the result of experience, study, practice, etc.;… …

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  • 2PRAYER BOOKS — Books containing the texts of the customary daily prayers did not exist in ancient times. Sources of tannaitic and amoraic times take it as understood that prayer is by heart (e.g., Ber. 5:3–5; RH 4:5–6; Ta an. 2:2). In public prayer the reader… …

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  • 3Index of Prohibited Books — • The exact list or catalogue of books, the reading of which was once forbidden to Catholics by the highest ecclesiastical authority Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Index of Prohibited Books     Index of Prohibi …

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  • 4EZRA AND NEHEMIAH, BOOKS OF — EZRA AND NEHEMIAH, BOOKS OF, two books in the Hagiographa (i.e., the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah), which were originally a single work. The Masoretic tradition regarded the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one book and referred to it as… …

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  • 5The Books of Machabees —     The Books of Machabees     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Books of Machabees     The title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as canonical; the third and fourth, as Protestants (Protestantism) consider …

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  • 6Benny Books — Infobox Book name = Benny and Omar image caption = author = Eoin Colfer illustrator = cover artist = John Canty country = Ireland language = English series = The Benny Books genre = Children s literature publisher = Puffin Books release date =… …

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  • 7βιβλιακῶν — βιβλιακός versed in books fem gen pl βιβλιακός versed in books masc/neut gen pl …

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  • 8ENOCH — (Heb. חֲנוֹךְ). (1) Son of Cain, father of Irad. The world s first city was named after Enoch (Gen. 4:17f.). It has been suggested that the writer is punning on the root ḥnk, to found, initiate. (2) Son of Jared, father of Methuselah, seventh… …

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  • 9Book-learned — a. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. [Often in a disparaging sense.] [1913 Webster] Whate er these book learned blockheads say, Solon s the veriest fool in all the play. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10book-learned — adjective Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. Whateer these book learned blockheads say, Solons the veriest fool in all the play mdash; Dryden …

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