Revised Standard Version

[ ri-vahyzd-stan-derd- vur-zhuhn ]

noun
  1. a revision of the Bible, based on the American Standard Version and the King James Version, prepared by American scholars, published in its completed form in 1952. Abbreviation: RSV

Origin of Revised Standard Version

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for Revised Standard Version

Revised Standard Version

noun
  1. a revision by American scholars of the American Standard Version of the Bible. The New Testament was published in 1946 and the entire Bible in 1953

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