Song of Solomon
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- proper noun
- Literature
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- Song of Solomon is considered by most literature experts to be a beautiful piece of ancient erotic poetry.
Examples
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The Song of Solomon gives us a poetic depiction of the marital act that is cloaked in symbolic language.
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If I'd known we were going to cast our feelings into words, I'd have memorized the Song of Solomon.
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There is, according to the Song of Solomon, nothing new under the sun.
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Yet we should expect to see Christ, say, in the Song of Solomon.
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However, the book of Song of Solomon is pretty explicit, and it talks about another man and his wife's relationship.
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When you read the Song of Solomon, a wonderful and beautiful book, it is understandable but veiled.
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I have a general complaint about the way that some preachers approach preaching on the Song of Solomon.
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Jim Hamilton is preaching through the Song at Kenwood Baptist Church right now, and I think his sermon yesterday on Song of Solomon chapter 2 is a model of how it should be done.
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I've recently been studying and preparing inductive Bible studies for the Song of Solomon, which I've reiterated recently on my blog as being my favorite book in Scripture.
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Many readers find deep meaning in the love themes presented in the Song of Solomon.
Synonyms
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A book in the Old Testament made of love poems
A book of the Bible made of love poems
A book in the Old Testament that contains love poems
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally predictable to the extent that 'song' + 'of' + 'Solomon' yields the idea of a song associated with Solomon, so learners can infer a title referring to a work connected to Solomon. However, the specific cultural/religious sense — that it is a canonical Old Testament book made up of love poems and a named biblical text — requires background knowledge and is not fully derivable from the parts, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Song of Solomon is the traditional name for a short book of love poems long thought to be by King Solomon. The title is like saying 'song of songs' or the 'best song', which gives the image of many beautiful songs and explains why the name refers to a collection of love poems in the Old Testament.