Sacy's Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
A French translation, so called from Louis Isaac le Maistre de Sacy, director of Port Royal, 1650-79, He was imprisoned for three years in the Bastille for his Jansenist opinions, and there translated the Bible, 1667, completing it a few years later, after his release.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sacy's Bible” mean?
A French translation, so called from Louis Isaac le Maistre de Sacy, director of Port Royal, 1650-79, He was imprisoned for three years in the Bastille for his Jansenist opinions, and there translated the Bible, 1667, completing it a few years later, after his release.
Is “Sacy's Bible” formal or informal?
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