A book of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament containing philosophical reflections on the meaning of life, traditionally attributed to Solomon.
From Greek 'Ekklesiastes', the Greek translation of the Hebrew 'Qoheleth' meaning 'the gatherer' or 'one who convenes an assembly'. Named because the author gathered wisdom and spoke to an assembly.
Ecclesiastes is famous for 'vanity of vanities, all is vanity'—and scholars think it was written by someone frustrated with life's meaninglessness, making it surprisingly dark for a biblical wisdom book!
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