Revised Version of the Bible

Revised Version of the Bible
a recension of the Authorized Version, prepared by British and American scholars, the Old Testament being published in 1885, and the New Testament in 1881. Also called Revised Version.

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  • Revised Version — n. a revision, or recension, of the Authorized, or King James, Version of the Bible, made by a committee of U.S. and British scholars and published in 1885 (New Testament in 1881) * * * (abbr the RV) a version of the Bible produced in Britain in… …   Universalium

  • (the) Revised Version — the Revised Version [the Revised Version] (abbr the RV) a version of the Bible produced in Britain in 1881–95, based on the ↑Authorized Version but using more modern lan …   Useful english dictionary

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