Meaning | An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation / meditation on wisdom / wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC. |
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Synonym | Wisdom |
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Instance of | book | A major division of a long written composition |
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Part of | Apocrypha | 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible |
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sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature | Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom |