Formally sanctioned by those having the right or power to sanction, as a reprint or translation of a book: as, an authorized edition; the authorized version of the Bible. Also authorised.
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adjective.
Possessed of or endowed with authority.
adjective.
Sanctioned by authority.
adjective.
of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was “appointed to be read in churches,” and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.