English > Canticle of Canticles: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later. |
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| Synonyms | Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticles |
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| Instance of | book | A major division of a long written composition |
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| Part of | Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings | The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures |
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| Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
| 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 |