Ezekiel

[ ih-zee-kee-uh l ]

/ ɪˈzi ki əl /

noun

a Major Prophet of the 6th century b.c.

a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Ezek.

Moses Jacob,1844–1917, U.S. sculptor, in Rome.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God strengthens.”

Also Douay Bible, E·ze·chi·el (for defs 1, 2).

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Examples from the Web for ezekiel

“Judges are more lenient in terms of preparation,” says criminal-defense attorney Ezekiel Perlo.
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The discussion poses an argument: In the book of Ezekiel, God is determined to wipe out a city, which is full of wickedness.
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Another brother, Ezekiel, is a bioethicist at the Harvard Medical School.
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He had nicknamed the gun “Ezekiel” after an eccentric old hunter he had known in his home town in Iowa.
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It was Ezekiel Leven, his whilom lieutenant, with whom he had dreamed of Maccabean deeds.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
Ezekiel boldly stands forth to dispute and deny the whole principle.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 5: Guthrie to Mozley|Various
To see a cloth was to covet it, and it was not long before Ezekiel Bailey had a considerable business.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898|Various
We learn from Ezekiel the ships of Dan traded in tin, and other things.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild

British Dictionary definitions for ezekiel

Ezekiel

/ (ɪˈziːkɪəl) /

noun Old Testament

a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century bc, exiled to Babylon in 597 bc

the book containing his oracles, which describe the downfall of Judah and Jerusalem and their subsequent restoration

Douay spelling: Ezechiel

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