Associations to the word «Ezekiel»

Wiktionary

EZEKIEL, proper noun. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
EZEKIEL, proper noun. A prophet mentioned in the Bible and in the Quran.
EZEKIEL, proper noun. A male given name of biblical origin. First used by 17th century Puritans; rare today.

Dictionary definition

EZEKIEL, noun. A Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC.
EZEKIEL, noun. An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats