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BIBLE
bible
(noun) a book regarded as authoritative in its field
Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
(noun) the sacred writings of the Christian religions; “he went to carry the Word to the heathen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bible (plural Bibles)
The main religious text in Christianity.
The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
The analogous holy book of another religion.
Synonyms
• (Christian religious text): Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Book
• (Jewish religious text): Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, (loosely) Old Testament
• (other religious text): bible
Noun
Bible (plural Bibles)
A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
Synonyms
• (specific version or copy): bible
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bible
A matronymic surname.
Etymology
Noun
bible (plural bibles)
An exemplar of the Bible.
A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g, handyman’s bible).
(nautical) synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
(at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
Synonyms: psalterium, omasum, manyplies, fardel
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"ble, n. Etym: [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr. Gr. , pl. of , dim. of , , book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
1. A book. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible.
3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible. Fig.)
Definition: A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many experts on the field. Bible Society, an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
– Douay Bible. See Douay Bible.
– Geneva Bible. See under Geneva.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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