proverb · Words worth keeping
Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying pictures eagles gathering where a carcass is found. As an analogy, it can describe a visible gathering pointing toward the attraction that brings people together.
What the words are saying
The place of gathering is explained by something present there, rather than by coincidence. Applied figuratively, it encourages asking what a cluster of activity is responding to. It does not identify every crowd’s motives or license treating people as scavengers. Without additional source context, the image should not be assigned a specific religious doctrine here.
Everyday example
A group investigates why visitors gather at one stall rather than assuming the crowd alone proves the product’s quality.
When to use it
Use it as an explicit analogy about activity and attraction.
What it does not mean
The animal image does not establish human motives or a particular doctrinal interpretation.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 198 · Carcase
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
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