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Book of Ecclesiastes

noun
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.  Synonym: Ecclesiastes.





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... most serious moral and spiritual teaching. 'The Vision of Sin' is worth a hundred sermons on the disastrous effects of unbridled profligacy. In 'The Palace of Art' we have the quintessence of 'The Book of Ecclesiastes' and much more besides. Even in 'The Lotos Eaters' we have the mirror held up to Hedonism. On the education of the affections and on the purity of domestic life must depend very largely, not merely the happiness of individuals, but the well-being ...
— The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson • Tennyson


Words linked to "Book of Ecclesiastes" :   wisdom book, Writings, sapiential book, wisdom literature, Ketubim, Hagiographa, Old Testament, Ecclesiastes, book


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