Ezekiel
[i'zi:kjəl]
Definition
(noun.) an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration.
(noun.) a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC.
Editor: Madge--From WordNet
Examples
- He is a very Ezekiel or Daniel for visions. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Everything, therefore, contributed to set the exiled Jews inquiring into their own history, and they found an inspiring leader in the prophet Ezekiel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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