- Song of Solomon
- Etymology: from the opening verse: “The song of songs, which is Solomon's” Date: 1620 a collection of love poems forming a book in the Protestant canon of the Old Testament — see bible table
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Song of Solomon
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Song of Solomon — n. Bible a book consisting of a love poem, dramatic and lyrical in character, traditionally ascribed to Solomon: also called Song of Songs or (in the Douay Bible) Canticle of Canticles: abbrev. Sg, Sgs, S of S, Song, Song of Sol … English World dictionary
Song of Solomon — noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later • Syn: ↑Song of Songs, ↑Canticle of Canticles, ↑Canticles • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Song of Songs or Song of Solomon — Song of Songs (REB, NJB) or Song of Solomon (AV, NRSV) A poetic book in the OT attributed to Solomon but possibly written in the later part of the 6th cent. BCE. Other dates ranging over several centuries have been proposed. It is a series of… … Dictionary of the Bible
Song of Solomon — Song of Sol|o|mon, the a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, also known as The Song of Songs or The Canticles, which is thought to have been written by King ↑Solomon. It contains love poems which are considered to represent God s love for his … Dictionary of contemporary English
Song of Solomon — Song of Songs, one of the books of the Bible (attributed to King Solomon) … English contemporary dictionary
Song of Solomon (novel) — For other uses, see Song of Solomon (disambiguation). Song of Solomon … Wikipedia
Song of Solomon (disambiguation) — The Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs or Canticles) is a book of the Bible famous for its love poetry.Song of Solomon may also refer to: * Song of Solomon (novel), a novel by Toni Morrison * The Song of Solomon , a song on Kate Bush s 1993 album… … Wikipedia
Song of Solomon — noun A book of the Bible in the Old Testament, also known as the Canticle of Canticles and the Song of Songs … Wiktionary
Song of Solomon — See Song of Songs … Dictionary of the Bible
Song of Solomon — noun a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of love poems; Canticle of Canticles. Also, Song of Songs …
