Ecclesiastes

English

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Etymology

From Latin Ecclesiastes, from Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklēsiastḗs) according to the Septuagint.

Proper noun

Ecclesiastes

1. (biblical) A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Eccl. or Eccles.

Synonyms

• Preacher

Related terms

• ecclesia, ecclesiast, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, ecclesiology

Translations

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Prediker (af)
• Basque: Ecclesiastes (eu)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 傳道書, 传道书 (cyun⁴ dou⁶ syu¹)

  Hakka: 傳道書, 传道书 (Chhòn-tho-sû)

  Mandarin: 傳道書 (zh), 传道书 (zh) (Chuándàoshū)

  Min Dong: 傳道書, 传道书 (Diòng-dô-cṳ̆)

  Min Nan: 傳道書, 传道书 (Thoân-tō-su)

• Czech: Kazatel m
• Danish: Prædikerens Bog
• Dutch: Prediker (nl)
• Estonian: Koguja raamat (et)
• Finnish: Saarnaajan kirja
• French: Ecclésiaste (fr)
• German: (Catholic) Kohelet (de), (Protestantic) Prediger (de)
• Greek: Εκκλησιαστής (Ekklisiastís)
• Hawaiian: Ke Kahuna
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} קֹהֶלֶת‎‎ (Kohelet)
• Ido: Eklesiastes (io)
• Irish: Leabhar Ecclesiastes m, Leabhar Chóiheilit m

• Italian: Qoelet, Ecclesiaste (it) m
• Japanese: 伝道の書 (Dendō no Sho)
• Korean: 코헬렛 (kohellet), 전도서 (Jeondoseo)
• Latin: Ecclesiastes (la) m (Vulgata)
• Latvian: Mācītājs (lv) m
• Lithuanian: Mokytojo knyga (lt) f
• Maltese: Ktieb Qoħelet
• Maori: Kaikauwhau
• Ngazidja Comorian: Mhubiri
• Norwegian: Preikaren (no) m
• Polish: Księga Koheleta f
• Portuguese: Eclesiastes (pt) m
• Romanian: Ecleziast m
• Russian: Кни́га Екклесиа́ста f (Kníga Jekklesiásta), Экклезиа́ст (ru) m (Ekkleziást)
• Slovak: Kazateľ m
• Slovene: Pridigar (sl)
• Spanish: Eclesiastés (es)
• Swedish: Predikaren c
• Tagalog: Ang Mangangaral (tl)
• Thai: ปัญญาจารย์ (bpan-yaa-jaan)

See also

• Ecclesiasticus