Revised Version

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)

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(abbr the RV)
a version of the Bible produced in Britain in 1881–95, based on the Authorized Version but using more modern language.

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • revised version — (rv) edited version, updated edition, RV …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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) …   English World dictionary

  • Revised Version — Bible translation infobox translation title = Revised Version full name = English Revised Version abbreviation = RV (ERV) nt published = 1881 ot published = 1885 textual basis = translation type = literal copyright = Public domain genesis 1:1 3=… …   Wikipedia

  • Revised Version — Revised Ver|sion, the an improved and corrected ↑edition of the ↑Authorized Version of the Bible, produced in the late 19th century …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Revised Version — Revised′ Ver′sion n. bib 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 …   From formal English to slang

  • 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. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Revised Version — noun Date: 1837 a British revision of the Authorized Version of the Bible published in 1881 and 1885 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Revised Version — /rəˈvaɪzd vɜʒən/ (say ruh vuyzd verzhuhn) noun a recension of the King James Version of the Bible, prepared by a committee of British and American scholars, the Old Testament being published in 1885, and the New Testament in 1881 …  

  • Revised Version — noun a British revision of the Authorized Version • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Scripture, ↑Holy Writ, ↑Scripture, ↑Word of God, ↑Word …   Useful english dictionary

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