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Ecclesiastes
[ ih-klee-zee-as-teez ]
noun
- a book of the Bible. : Eccles., Eccl.
Ecclesiastes
/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstiːz /
noun
- functioning as singular a book of the Old Testament, probably written about 250 bc
Ecclesiastes
- A book in the Old Testament containing the reflections of a philosopher known as “the Preacher.” “Vanity of vanity saith the Preacher, … all is vanity,” where the word “vanity” indicates that striving is in vain, because death comes to all, and “there is no new thing under the sun.” He believes that our character and achievements do not affect our fate. “The race is not to the swift nor to the strong.” He concludes that one should enjoy the good things found in life until death brings oblivion. The argument and tone of this book are very unlike those of the other books of the Bible (see also Bible ). ( See nothing new under the sun , A time to be born and a time to die , and Vanity of vanities; all is vanity .)
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Origin of Ecclesiastes1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ecclesiastes1
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Example Sentences
In Ecclesiastes 1:5 we read “The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.”
The Book of Ecclesiastes says it most clearly: there is a time to mourn and a time to rejoice.
Lieberman, 68, plans to quote a passage from Ecclesiastes, popularized by a Byrds song: “To everything there is a season…”
“God is in heaven, and thou upon earth,” reads Ecclesiastes 5:2.
She sees Plath as "a godless version of Ecclesiastes' Preacher."
"Very well," said Oak, firmly, with the bearing of one who was going to give his days and nights to Ecclesiastes for ever.
I am in that state of mind, perhaps, when Ecclesiastes (which I am now reading) puts my own case exactly before me.
The circulation of the winds is clearly set forth by the Preacher in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
One of them merely contained the energetic words of Ecclesiastes, "Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child!"
I have been laughed at for narrating this, but the noise of crickets at a death is spoken of in Ecclesiastes xii.
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