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Sirach

noun
Si·rach | \ˈsī-rak also sə-ˈräk \

Definition of Sirach 

: a didactic book of the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament — see Bible Table

First Known Use of Sirach

1812, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Sirach

Greek Seirach

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Dictionary Entries near Sirach

si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice

Siqueiros

sir

Sirach

Sirāj-ud-Dawlah

Sirat

sircar

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