| Eccles. abbr. Bible Ecclesiastes |
Ec·cle·si·as·tes  (ĭ-klē'zē-ās'tēz')  n. (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Eccles. or Ec See Table at Bible. [Late Latin Ecclēsiastēs, from Greek Ekklēsiastēs, preacher (translation of Hebrew qōhelet), from ekklēsiastēs, a member of the ecclesia, from ekklēsiā, ecclesia; see ecclesia.] |
| Eccles. Ecclesiastes |