Ketuvim

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hagiographa \Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\ (h[a^]`g[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a] or
     h[=a]`j[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a]), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.
     "agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by
     inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.]
     1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old
        Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles,


        Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra,
        Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old
        Testament not contained in the Law ({Tora}) and the
        Prophets ({Nevi'im}) -- it is also called in Hebrew the
        {Ketuvim}. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it
        comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the
        {Tanach}, a vocalization of the first letters of its three
        parts.
        [1913 Webster + RP]
  
     2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.
        [1913 Webster]