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

He presides over a sprawling media and sports empire that spans from the Lakers to The Chronicles of Narnia.

From The Daily Beast

She now chronicles her recovery in her re-branded site called The Balanced Blonde.

From The Daily Beast

I admire Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist and author of Space Chronicles and Inexplicable Universe.

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Which is why the book chronicles the hours when its protagonists were involved in combat, which they know a lot about.

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The exhibit chronicles the casting of Scarlett as a monumental undertaking.

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I did not anticipate that this application of the word to a modern use would extend outside the chapters of my own chronicles.

From Project Gutenberg

We live to some extent in peace and comfort upon the results obtained for us by the chronicles of our forefathers.

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Another old friend, of whom former chronicles were not silent, was at the Duchess's that night, and there came across Mrs. Finn.

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And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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But such chronicles of everlasting battles and sieges do not satisfy this generation.

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Related Words

• annals