ecclesiastes

1. 1.

   an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC

   SynonymsBook of Ecclesiastes

   Broaderbook

   Part ofHagiographasapiential bookOld Testament

Other forms of ecclesiastes

plural

ecclesiasteses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ecclesiastes

What does ecclesiastes mean?

ecclesiastes means "an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC".

How many syllables are in ecclesiastes?

ecclesiastes has 4 syllables: ec-cle-sia-stes. The stress falls on "cle".

What is another word for ecclesiastes?

Close synonyms include Book of Ecclesiastes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ecclesiastes a common word?

ecclesiastes is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.