Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

book of life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables: book of life
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The book in which God is said to record the name of every person who is destined for heaven or the world to come.

Etymology

From Middle English bok of lyfe, boke of lyfe. Compare Old English līflīċ bōc (“Book of Life”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bok of lyfe

Inflected Forms

the Book of Life (canonical)

Synonyms

Book of the Living

Questions

What does book of life mean?: The book in which God is said to record the name of every person who is destined for heaven or the world to come.
Where does book of life come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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