Biblia pauperum

plural noun

Bi·​blia pau·​pe·​rum

ˈbi-blē-(ˌ)ä-ˈpau̇-pə-ˌru̇m,

-blē-ə-,

-ˈpȯ-pə-rəm

: one of a class of biblical picture books that depicted important scriptural events and were used in medieval and somewhat later times as a means of instructing large numbers of people in the Christian faith

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, Bible of the poor

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