Ezechiel n 1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}] 2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}, {Book of Ezekiel}]