DouayBible

DouayBible
Dou·ay Bible (do͞oʹā, do͞o-āʹ) n.
The first English translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible authorized by the Roman Catholic Church. The Old Testament was published in 1582, the New Testament in 1609-10. Also called Douay Version.
  [After Douai.]

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