Ecclesiastes

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/ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz//əˌkliːziˈæstiːz/

proper noun

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Similar
PreacherEccl.Eccles.
OriginMiddle English Ecclesiastes ← Latin Ecclēsiastēs ← Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

    Synonyms: Preacher, Eccl., Eccles.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Similar
PreacherEccl.Eccles.

Origin

  1. Hebrewקָהָל
  2. Hebrewקֹהֶלֶת
  3. Ancient GreekἘκκλησιαστής
  4. LatinEcclēsiastēs
  5. Middle EnglishEcclesiastes
  6. EnglishEcclesiastes

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans Prediker
  • Predikerbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής
  • Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklēsiastḗs)book of the Bible
Arabic ﺍﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔ, سِفْرُ الجَامِعَة
  • ﺍﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔbook of the Bible
  • سِفْرُ الجَامِعَة (sifru l-jāmiʕa)book of the Bible
Basque Ecclesiastes
  • Ecclesiastesbook of the Bible
Bulgarian Еклисиаст
  • Еклисиаст (Eklisiast)book of the Bible
Catalan Eclesiastès
  • Eclesiastèsbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 傳道書 /传道书
  • 傳道書 /传道书 (cyun⁴ dou⁶ syu¹)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 傳道書 /传道书
  • 傳道書 /传道书 (Chuándàoshū)book of the Bible
Czech Kazatel
  • Kazatelbook of the Bible
Danish Prædikerens Bog
  • Prædikerens Bogbook of the Bible
Dutch Prediker
  • Predikerbook of the Bible
Estonian Koguja, Koguja raamat
  • Kogujabook of the Bible
  • Koguja raamatbook of the Bible
Finnish Saarnaajan kirja
  • Saarnaajan kirjabook of the Bible
French Ecclésiaste, Qohéleth
  • Ecclésiastebook of the Bible
  • Qohélethbook of the Bible
German Kohelet, (Protestantic) Prediger
  • Koheletbook of the Bible
  • (Protestantic) Predigerbook of the Bible
Greek Εκκλησιαστής
  • Εκκλησιαστής (Ekklisiastís)book of the Bible
Hawaiian Ke Kahuna
  • Ke Kahunabook of the Bible
Hebrew קֹהֶלֶת
  • קֹהֶלֶת (Kohelet)book of the Bible
Hindi सभोपदेशक
  • सभोपदेशक (sabhopdeśak)book of the Bible
Hungarian A prédikátor könyve
  • A prédikátor könyvebook of the Bible
Icelandic Prédikarinn
  • Prédikarinnbook of the Bible
Indonesian Kitab Pengkhotbah, Pengkhotbah
  • Kitab Pengkhotbahbook of the Bible
  • Pengkhotbahbook of the Bible
Irish Leabhar Ecclesiastes, Leabhar Chóiheilit
  • Leabhar Ecclesiastesbook of the Bible
  • Leabhar Chóiheilitbook of the Bible
  • Ecclesiastesbook of the Bible
Italian Qoelet, Ecclesiaste
  • Qoeletbook of the Bible
  • Ecclesiastebook of the Bible
Japanese 伝道の書, コヘレトの言葉
  • 伝道の書 (Dendō no Sho)book of the Bible
  • コヘレトの言葉 (Kohereto no Kotoba)book of the Bible
Korean 코헬렛, 전도서
  • 코헬렛 (kohellet)book of the Bible
  • 전도서 (Jeondoseo)book of the Bible
Latin Ecclesiastes
  • Ecclesiastesbook of the Bible
Latvian Mācītājs
  • Mācītājsbook of the Bible
Lithuanian Mokytojo knyga
  • Mokytojo knygabook of the Bible
Malay Pengkhutbah
  • Pengkhutbahbook of the Bible
Māori Kaikauwhau
  • Kaikauwhaubook of the Bible
Norwegian Preikaren
  • Preikarenbook of the Bible
Persian جامعه
  • جامعهbook of the Bible
Polish Księga Koheleta
  • Księga Koheletabook of the Bible
Portuguese Eclesiastes
  • Eclesiastesbook of the Bible
Punjabi ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ
  • ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ (upadeśak)book of the Bible
Romanian Ecleziast
  • Ecleziastbook of the Bible
Russian Кни́га Екклесиа́ста, Экклезиа́ст
  • Кни́га Екклесиа́ста (Kníga Jekklesiásta)book of the Bible
  • Экклезиа́ст (Ekkleziást)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Eclesiastes
  • Eclesiastesbook of the Bible
Slovak Kazateľ
  • Kazateľbook of the Bible
Spanish Eclesiastés
  • Eclesiastésbook of the Bible
Swahili Mhubiri
  • Mhubiribook of the Bible
Swedish Predikaren
  • Predikarenbook of the Bible
Tagalog Ang Mangangaral
  • Ang Mangangaralbook of the Bible
Tamil சபை உரையாளர்
  • சபை உரையாளர் (capai uraiyāḷar)book of the Bible
Thai ปัญญาจารย์
  • ปัญญาจารย์ (bpan-yaa-jaan)book of the Bible
Urdu کتاب واعظ
  • کتاب واعظbook of the Bible
Vietnamese Giảng Sư, Giảng Viên
  • Giảng Sưbook of the Bible
  • Giảng Viênbook of the Bible
Welsh Pregethwr
  • Pregethwrbook of the Bible
Cite this entry
APA

Ecclesiastes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecclesiastes

MLA

“Ecclesiastes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecclesiastes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ecclesiastes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecclesiastes.

Source: Ecclesiastes on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.