Song of Solomon

¹ American  

[sawng uhv sol-uh-muhn, song] / ˈsɔŋ əv ˈsɒl ə mən, ˈsɒŋ /

noun

1. a book of the Bible. Sol.

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Song of Solomon ² American  

[sawng uhv sol-uh-muhn, song] / ˈsɔŋ əv ˈsɒl ə mən, ˈsɒŋ /

noun

1. a novel (1977) by Toni Morrison.

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Song of Solomon British  

noun

1. Also known as: the Song of Songs.   the Canticle of Canticles.  a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon

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Song of Solomon Cultural  

1. A collection of poems or fragments about sexual love and courtship, attributed to Solomon. In Christianity, these poems have been interpreted as allegories of God's love for Israel, the love of Jesus for his people, and so on.

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Song of Solomon

In it, she had written, “I think you might propose today,” along with a quote from the Bible’s Song of Solomon: “I have found the one whom my soul loves.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

The phrase translates to “I Am Black but Beautiful,” a passage from the Song of Solomon in the Old Testament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

Morrison’s three greatest novels—Sula, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, all stories of origin, escape, and return—blew up that impasse.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2019

Like The Song of Solomon, this novel records the historical and cultural changes affecting African Americans from the 1930s till the 80s, before, during and after the civil rights movement.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2019

In her novel Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison captures this distant relationship between the black working class and the Mutual.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson