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Revised Standard Version

Revised Standard Version proper noun: an English translation of the Bible published in 1952 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, based on the earlier American Standard Version.

Proper noun

the Revised Standard Version

  1. An English translation of the Bible published in 1952 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, based on the earlier American Standard Version.
    • Since the Revised Standard Version only claims to be a revision of the American Standard Version the sources and background of which are quite fully discussed under the heading of "Revisions" in a previous chapter it is not further discussed here.1996, Elton Jones, Which Bible?, page 40

Questions about Revised Standard Version

What does Revised Standard Version mean?
Revised Standard Version means an English translation of the Bible published in 1952 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, based on the earlier American Standard Version.
What part of speech is Revised Standard Version?
Revised Standard Version is a proper noun.

Words near Revised Standard Version in the dictionary

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  8. revisee
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