wisdom book

1. 1.

   any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom

   Synonymssapiential bookwisdom literature

   Broadersacred text

   PartsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsBen SiraWisdom of Solomon

Questions about wisdom book

What does wisdom book mean?

wisdom book means "any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom".

What is another word for wisdom book?

Close synonyms include sapiential book, wisdom literature. 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 wisdom book a common word?

wisdom book is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.