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Meaning of "Ecclesiastes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECCLESIASTES

Via Late Latin, from Greek ekklēsiastēs member of the assembly.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCLESIASTES

Ecclesiastes  [ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCLESIASTES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecclesiastes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECCLESIASTES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes is one of 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew bible, where it is classified as one of the Ketuvim. It is among the canonical Wisdom Books in the Old Testament of most denominations of Christianity. The title Ecclesiastes is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Koheleth, the eponymous author of the book. Koheleth introduces himself as "son of David, king in Jerusalem", perhaps implying that he is Solomon, but the work is in fact anonymous and Dominic Rudman posits it was most probably composed in the last part of the 3rd century BC. The book is in the form of an autobiography telling of his investigation of the meaning of life and the best way of life. He proclaims all the actions of man to be inherently hevel, meaning "vain", "futile", "empty", "meaningless", "temporary", "transitory", "fleeting" or "mere breath", as the lives of both wise and foolish men end in death. While Koheleth clearly endorses wisdom as a means for a well-lived earthly life, he is unable to ascribe eternal meaning to it.

Definition of Ecclesiastes in the English dictionary

The definition of Ecclesiastes in the dictionary is a book of the Old Testament, probably written about 250 bc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCLESIASTES


cerastes
səˈræstiːz
Cervantes
səˈvæntiːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
Extravagantes
ɪkˌstrævəˈɡæntiːz
fortes
ˈfɔːtiːz
gentes
ˈdʒɛntiːz
Hippocrates
hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz
limites
ˈlɪmɪˌtiːz
Maltese
mɔːlˈtiːz
mantes
ˈmæntiːz
Orestes
ɒˈrɛstiːz
ovotestes
ˌəʊvəʊˈtɛstiːz
Pilates
pɪˈlɑːtiːz
Procrustes
prəʊˈkrʌstiːz
Socrates
ˈsɒkrəˌtiːz
striptease
ˈstrɪpˌtiːz
tease
tiːz
Tees
tiːz
testes
ˈtɛstiːz
Thyestes
θaɪˈɛstiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCLESIASTES

Eccles
Eccles cake
Eccles.
ecclesia
ecclesiae
ecclesial
ecclesiarch
ecclesiast
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
ecclesiastically
ecclesiasticism
Ecclesiasticus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCLESIASTES

beaux gestes
coordinates
Cortes
dates
diabetes
favourites
frozen wastes
Fuentes
Gates
industrial wastes
kitchen wastes
minutes
mots justes
notes
rates
scheduled castes
States
United Arab Emirates
United States
wastes

Synonyms and antonyms of Ecclesiastes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ecclesiastes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCLESIASTES

Find out the translation of Ecclesiastes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ecclesiastes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ecclesiastes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传道书
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eclesiastés
570 millions of speakers

English

Ecclesiastes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सभोपदेशक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفر الجامعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Екклесиаст
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eclesiastes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপদেশক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre de l´Ecclésiaste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecclesiastes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prediger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

伝道の書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전도서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecclesiastes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Truyền đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரசங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपदेशक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski Ahit´te Hazreti Süleyman´a yazılan kitap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecclesiaste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kaznodziei
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Проповідник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eclesiastul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Εκκλησιαστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Prediker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Pred
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Forkynneren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ecclesiastes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIASTES»

The term «Ecclesiastes» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCLESIASTES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ecclesiastes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCLESIASTES»

Discover the use of Ecclesiastes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ecclesiastes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecclesiastes
The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
‎1999
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The Book of Ecclesiastes
" This commentary by Tremper Longman III offers a new approach to Ecclesiastes that clarifies how the pessimistic outlook of the book fits into the rest of biblical revelation and what abiding message Ecclesiastes has for Christians today.
Tremper Longman, 1998
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Ecclesiastes
Instead, by combining the best historical, linguistic, literary, canonical, theological, and hermeneutical perspectives on this text, Bartholomew treats Ecclesiastes as a dynamic text that speaks powerfully into the (post)modern context of ...
Craig G. Bartholomew, 2009
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Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters
This new Preaching the Word commentary delivers careful exposition of Ecclesiastes as it unpacks the book's broad application and godly worldview.
Philip Graham Ryken, 2010
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Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is an Old Testament book with a long history of diverse and contradictory interpretations. In this commentary, Peter Enns neither disregards nor tries to resolve the book's many theological tensions and ambiguities.
Peter Enns, 2011
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Ecclesiastes: Annotated & Explained
"A timeless teaching on living wisely in the midst of uncertainty and insecurity, with facing-page commentary that brings the text to life."--Cover.
‎2010
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Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is at once a strange book and a modern one, at once enigmatic and curiously familiar.
R. Norman Whybray, 1989
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Encountering Ecclesiastes: A Book for Our Time
James Limburg brings this ancient book to life for readers in our probing, questioning twenty-first-century times.
James Limburg, 2006
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Ecclesiastes
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church.
William P. Brown, 2011
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Ecclesiastes: A Commentary
This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Ecclesiastes.
James L. Crenshaw, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCLESIASTES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ecclesiastes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reflections for July 8.15
Anyhow, so I was reading 2 Chronicles today and a definite pattern emerged. Ecclesiastes sums up what I observed in Chronicles well,. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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City of Ottawa's 15 years of taxi turmoil
Probably not what Ecclesiastes imagined when he uttered his most famous phrase, but he nailed it. The best description you will ever hear of ... «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»
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Vanity of Vanities
If tempted to doubt this fact: read Ecclesiastes and don't cheat by softening the conclusion. If I run around doing “meaningful things,” as if the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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BRITT TOWERY: Did you hear a same-sex marriage sermon?
"Vanity of vanities, all is vanity," says the writer of Ecclesiastes 12:8, as recorded in the King James Version of the Bible. Pull that verse out of the Bible and read ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
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Royalty Clauses For the Lessor – This Battle is Over
The court did not believe that “cost free” means free of post-production costs. But the Ecclesiastes way didn't serve Chesapeake well. In order to ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
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Israeli Court Rules: Priceless Kafka Collection Goes to Israel's …
“Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.” (Ecclesiastes ... «Breaking Israel News, Jul 15»
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Cherish debate, we are better for these struggles
As Ecclesiastes (1:9) teaches us: Ma she'haya hu she'yiah - ''that which was will be again''. The dialectic between tradition and modernity is ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Docudrama features local settings, actors
Imagine yourself in a church service and the preacher explains Ecclesiastes 3, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under ... «Cuero Record, Jul 15»
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Ramadan Alla Français
... evening, I paraphrase the Book of Ecclesiastes and reply that there is a time for everything: a time to drink and a time to refrain from drinking. «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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Why Inside Out Is the Smartest Movie Pixar Ever Made (So Far): A …
... just gonna quote Ecclesiastes and remind the whiners: “There is nothing new under the sun.” What makes Inside Out unique isn't the premise ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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