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Ecclesiastes

/ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz/

Ecclesiastes proper noun: a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Proper noun

Ecclesiastes

  1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
    Synonyms:
    Preacher, Eccl., Eccles.

Ecclesiastes meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Ecclesiastes in Hindi

book of the Bible
सभोपदेशक sabhopdeśak

Ecclesiastes in Tamil

book of the Bible
சபை உரையாளர் capai uraiyāḷar

Ecclesiastes in Marathi

book of the Bible
उपदेशक updeśak

Ecclesiastes in Urdu

book of the Bible
کتاب واعظ
More languagesFewer languages
Ecclesiastes in Telugu
ప్రసంగి prasaṅgi
Ecclesiastes in Malayalam
സഭാപ്രസംഗകൻ sabhāprasaṅgakaṉ
Ecclesiastes in Kannada
ಪ್ರಸಂಗಿ prasaṅgi
Ecclesiastes in Punjabi
ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ upadeśak
Ecclesiastes in Nepali
उपदेशक upadeśak
Ecclesiastes in Tagalog
Ang Mangangaral
Ecclesiastes in Arabic
ﺍﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔ, سِفْرُ الجَامِعَة sifru l-jāmiʕa
Ecclesiastes in Malay
Pengkhutbah
Ecclesiastes in Indonesian
Kitab Pengkhotbah, Pengkhotbah
Ecclesiastes in Persian
جامعه
Ecclesiastes in Thai
ปัญญาจารย์ bpan-yaa-jaan
Ecclesiastes in Vietnamese
Giảng Sư, Giảng Viên
Ecclesiastes in Myanmar
ဒေသနာကျမ်း desa.na-kyam:

Synonyms of Ecclesiastes

Origin of Ecclesiastes

From Middle English Ecclesiastes, from Latin Ecclēsiastēs, from Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklēsiastḗs) according to the Septuagint. The Greek word is a loan translation of Hebrew קֹהֶלֶת, from Hebrew קָהָל.

Questions about Ecclesiastes

What does Ecclesiastes mean?
Ecclesiastes means a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
What is Ecclesiastes in Hindi?
Ecclesiastes in Hindi is सभोपदेशक (sabhopdeśak). See Ecclesiastes meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ecclesiastes?
Ecclesiastes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ecclesiastes?
Ecclesiastes is pronounced /ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz/.

Words near Ecclesiastes in the dictionary

  1. ecclesiarchies
  2. ecclesiarchs
  3. ecclesiarchy
  4. ecclesias
  5. ecclesiast
  6. Ecclesiastes
  7. ecclesiastic
  8. ecclesiastical
  9. Ecclesiastical Latin
  10. ecclesiastical law
  11. ecclesiastical laws

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