Chronicles

[kron-i-kuhlz]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. either of two books of the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles or 2 Chronicles. 1 Chron., 2 Chron.

Chronicles

/ ˈkrɒnɪkəlz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) either of two historical books ( I and II Chronicles ) of the Old Testament

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chronicles¹

From Chronica, St. Jerome's translation of the Hebrew title of the book, Dibhrē Hayyāmīm, literally, “The words of, things of, matters of the Days,” equivalent to dibhrē, a plural form of dābhār + hayyāmīm, equivalent to hay-, a form of ha- “the” + yāmīm, plural of yōm; chronicle ( def. )

Example Sentences

In 1985, she published Riders: the first of the Rutshire Chronicles.

From BBC

In 2023, Tackle! - the latest installation of the Rutshire Chronicles - found Rupert Campbell-Black taking control of the local football team despite hating the sport.

From BBC

Ronan, better known as a painter in New York’s contemporary art world, chronicles a collection of still lives who jostle themselves out of an emotional stupor.

From Los Angeles Times

The new film chronicles a single day at the school where what can go wrong, does go wrong.

From BBC

Bill Kilgore from “Apocalypse Now,” the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film that chronicles the breakdown of empathy and examines humanity’s capacity for evil against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.

From Salon

Related Words

• annals