endeth

Old-timey stops here

Endeth is an archaic third-person singular form of end, using the old English verb suffix -eth.

It survives mainly in biblical and liturgical contexts: And so endeth the lesson.

The phrase signals formal conclusion, sometimes used ironically to mark the end of a lecture or pronouncement.

conclusion

finale

Concluding part of performance

resolution · culmination · cessation · completion · outcome · climax · peroration · curtain · swan song

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • thyOld possessive pronoun
  • thineYours, archaically

ye · hath · doth · wherefore · ere · betwixt · nigh · whither · hither · whence

biblical

sermon

Clergy's worship address

  • proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
  • parableInstructive allegorical narrative
  • scriptureSacred religious writings

verse · psalm · chapter · lesson · commandment · prophecy · testament · gospel · epistle · revelation

Categories
Opposites
temporal sequence

endethbegins

Starts to happen

starts · commences · commencement · originates

Phrases
Family

ended

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G