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Ecclesiastes
[ ih-klee-zee-as-teez ]
noun
- a book of the Bible. : Eccles., Eccl.
Ecclesiastes
/ 瑟藢办濒颈藧锄瑟藞忙蝉迟颈藧锄 /
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 鈥渢he Preacher.鈥 鈥淰anity of vanity saith the Preacher, 鈥 all is vanity,鈥 where the word 鈥渧anity鈥 indicates that striving is in vain, because death comes to all, and 鈥渢here is no new thing under the sun.鈥 He believes that our character and achievements do not affect our fate. 鈥淭he race is not to the swift nor to the strong.鈥 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 .)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Ecclesiastes1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Ecclesiastes1
Example Sentences
No new rules are needed, because to cite Ecclesiastes: When it comes to financial crime, as in all things, 鈥渢here is nothing new under the sun.鈥
鈥淒rawing on the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, it suggests that people need to feel that their lives make a difference to the world,鈥 he wrote.
A reading from the Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes reminded attendees that there is 鈥渁 time to weep and a time to laugh鈥 and 鈥渁 time to mourn and a time to dance.鈥
After a couple of failed attempts to write a formal constitution for Israel, he formed Kohelet 鈥 the word is Hebrew for Ecclesiastes, a book of the Bible 鈥 more than a decade ago.
From Ecclesiastes, he read that there was a 鈥渢ime to鈥 move on, but from Galatians, he heard the call to keep marching on.
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