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Douay Bible

Dou′ay Bi′ble

.
[From
Douay
, or
Douai
, a town in France.]
A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; – done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New Testament portion was published at Rheims,
A. D.
1582, the Old Testament at Douai,
A. D.
1609-10. Various revised editions have since been published.
[Written also
Doway Bible
. Called also the
Rheims and Douay version
.]