American Standard Version

American Standard Version
n.
a revision of the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1901: issued by members of the American committee who had helped produce the Revised Version (1881, 1885) in England

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(abbr the ASV)
a new version by US scholars of the King James Version of the Bible. It is sometimes called the American Revised Version. It was published in 1901 after the same Americans had helped to write the Revised Version (1881–5) in England.

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  • American Standard Version — n. a revision of the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1901: issued by members of the American committee who had helped produce the Revised Version (1881, 1885) in England …   English World dictionary

  • American Standard Version — Bible translation infobox | translation title = American Standard Version full name = Revised Version, Standard American Edition abbreviation = ASV NT published = 1900 OT published = 1901 derived from = English Revised Version 1881 1885 textual… …   Wikipedia

  • American Standard Version — noun Date: 1901 an American version of the Bible based on the Revised Version and published in 1901 called also American Revised Version …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • American Standard Version — noun a revised version of the King James Version • Syn: ↑American Revised Version • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Scripture, ↑Holy Writ, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • American Standard Version. — See American Revised Version. * * * …   Universalium

  • American Standard Version. — See American Revised Version …   Useful english dictionary

  • American Standard Version — noun a revised version of the King James Version of the Bible published in 1901 by a group of American scholars …  

  • (the) American Standard Version — the American Standard Version [the American Standard Version] (abbr the ASV) a new version by US ↑scholars of the ↑King James Version of the Bible. It is sometimes call …   Useful english dictionary

  • American Revised Version — noun a revised version of the King James Version • Syn: ↑American Standard Version • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Bible, ↑Christian Bible, ↑Book, ↑Good Book, ↑Holy Scripture, ↑Holy Writ, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • American Revised Version — a revision of the Bible, based chiefly on the Revised Version of the Bible, published in the U.S. in 1901. Also called American Standard Version. * * * …   Universalium

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