Ecclesiastes is an English word with synonyms like book. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ecclesiastes in a sentence
Ecclesiastes meaning
A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Synonyms of Ecclesiastes
Using Ecclesiastes
- The main meaning on this page is: A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
- Useful related words include: book of ecclesiastes, book.
- In the example corpus, ecclesiastes often appears in combinations such as: of ecclesiastes, ecclesiastes is, ecclesiastes for.
Context around Ecclesiastes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ecclesiastes
- In this selection, "ecclesiastes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, match, kohelet, love, hall, affected and better stand out and add context to how "ecclesiastes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19 and ecclesiastes 12 13 and 2 7 ecclesiastes 12 7. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ecclesiastes" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ecclesiastes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ecclesiastes has had a deep influence on Western literature. (9 words)
Sunday morning: “Making Sense of Wisdom,” from Ecclesiastes 10:1-11. (11 words)
Leo Tolstoy's Confessions describes how the reading of Ecclesiastes affected his life. (13 words)
Yet another suggestion is that Ecclesiastes is simply the most extreme example of a tradition of skepticism, but none of the proposed examples match Ecclesiastes for a sustained denial of faith and doubt in the goodness of God. (38 words)
On the Shabbat which falls during the week of Sukkot (or in the event when the first day of Sukkot is on Shabbat), the Book of Ecclesiastes is read during morning synagogue services in Israel. (35 words)
According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote three books of the Bible : * Mishlei ( Book of Proverbs ), a collection of fables and wisdom of life * Kohelet ( Ecclesiastes ), a book of contemplation and his self-reflection. (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Yet another suggestion is that Ecclesiastes is simply the most extreme example of a tradition of skepticism, but none of the proposed examples match Ecclesiastes for a sustained denial of faith and doubt in the goodness of God.
Don’t allow circumstances to cause you to become harsh, rash, or impatient with the individual who has been assigned to help you the most reference Colossians 3:19 and Ecclesiastes 12:13.
The pursuit of wealth for its own sake is ultimately unfulfilling, according to this verse from Ecclesiastes.
This was the wisdom of King Solomon as relayed in the Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes.
Sunday morning: “Making Sense of Wisdom,” from Ecclesiastes 10:1-11.
According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote three books of the Bible : * Mishlei ( Book of Proverbs ), a collection of fables and wisdom of life * Kohelet ( Ecclesiastes ), a book of contemplation and his self-reflection.
As for love between marital partners, this is deemed an essential ingredient to life: "See life with the wife you love" ( Ecclesiastes 9:9).
Catholicism Like most of the Bible, Ecclesiastes has been cited in the writings of past and current Catholic Church leaders.
Ecclesiastes : "For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other.
Ecclesiastes has had a deep influence on Western literature.
Furthermore, they teach that in accordance with ( Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 12:7), there are only two components to a "soul", neither of which survives death - with each returning to its respective source.
His idea is based on "money answers all things" (Ecclesiastes) or "rent of money is always sufficient, or more than enough," and "varies very little..
Homilies on Ecclesiastes; Hall and Moriarty, trs., de Gruyter (New York, 1993) p. 74. Neoplatonism There are many similarities between Gregory's theology and neoplatonist philosophy, especially that of Plotinus.
Leo Tolstoy's Confessions describes how the reading of Ecclesiastes affected his life.
On the Shabbat which falls during the week of Sukkot (or in the event when the first day of Sukkot is on Shabbat), the Book of Ecclesiastes is read during morning synagogue services in Israel.
Other uses *Preacher is also the author of the Book of Ecclesiastes according to the King James Version.
The emotion is also discussed in other sections, such as Ecclesiastes: "Better is the patient spirit than the lofty spirit.
The three retain an ongoing relevance for both religious and secular readers, Job and Ecclesiastes through the boldness of their dissent from received tradition, Proverbs in its worldliness and satiric shrewdness.
Common combinations with ecclesiastes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of ecclesiastes 4×
- ecclesiastes is 2×
- ecclesiastes for 2×
- and ecclesiastes 2×
- from ecclesiastes 2×
- ecclesiastes has 2×