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Douay Bible  n.  (Written also Doway Bible. Called also the Rheims and Douay version)  A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised editions have since been published.





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... too, church questions temporarily rose uppermost during debates in Parliament over the proposed government assistance to schools in which the Douay Bible, or Roman Catholic version of the Scriptures, was used. On account of these Parliamentary debates, and the attempted reform of Irish registration by which more Roman Catholic voters were to be admitted, ...
— A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year - Volume Two (of Three) • Edwin Emerson


Words linked to "Douay Bible" :   Christian Bible, bible, Good Book, Holy Writ, Holy Scripture, Douay Version, word, Douay-Rheims Version, Douay-Rheims Bible


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