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

She played the long-suffering younger sister to Zendaya’s Rue Bennett in the angsty teen drama that chronicles Rue’s struggles with sobriety, along with cheating, sex scandals and other explicit storylines ensnaring those in her high school friend group.

From Los Angeles Times

Starting from the 1950s and the explosion of The Beatles all the way to the current global appeal of K-pop, the Paramount+ documentary "Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands" chronicles the origins of the boyband and the surrounding frenzy around this type of group.

From Salon

“The Disciple of Experience,” as Part 1 is titled, chronicles the artist’s formative years and development of working methods.

From Los Angeles Times

Affairs chronicles the search for romantic love in all its glorious expressions in the L.A. area, and we want to hear your true story.

From Los Angeles Times

“No other place in Los Angeles thrummed with its subversive energy or labored under the weight of so much trauma,” Jesse Katz wrote of MacArthur Park in his critically acclaimed book “The Rent Collectors,” which chronicles the neighborhood’s violent gang wars, shakedowns of vendors, and the daily struggles of a mostly Central American population that has lived for decades with both hope and despair.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• annals