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bible
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bible has 2 senses
- bible(n = noun.communication) book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
- bible(n = noun.communication) Array - a book regarded as authoritative in its field; Array is a kind of enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum
has particulars: family bible, vulgate, douay-rheims bible, douay-rheims version, douay bible, douay version, rheims-douay bible, rheims-douay version, authorized version, king james bible, king james version, revised version, new english bible, american revised version, american standard version, revised standard version
has parts: old testament, testament, new testament, text
Derived forms adjective biblical1, adjective biblical2
CIDE DICTIONARY
bible, n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr. Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.].
- A book. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible. [1913 Webster]
- a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bible, n.
1 a the Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments. b the Jewish scriptures. c (bible) any copy of these (three bibles on the table). d a particular edition of the Bible (New English Bible).
2 colloq. any authoritative book (Wisden is his Bible).
3 the scriptures of any non-Christian religion.
1 a the Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments. b the Jewish scriptures. c (bible) any copy of these (three bibles on the table). d a particular edition of the Bible (New English Bible).
2 colloq. any authoritative book (Wisden is his Bible).
3 the scriptures of any non-Christian religion.
Idiom
Bible-basher (or -thumper etc.) a person given to Bible-bashing. Bible-bashing (or -thumping etc.) sl. aggressive fundamentalist preaching. Bible belt esp. US the reputedly puritanical area of the southern and central US. Bible oath a solemn oath taken on the Bible.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. eccl.L biblia f. Gk biblia books (pl. of biblion), orig. dimin. of biblos, bublos papyrus
THESAURUS
bible
Douay Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, King James Version, Revised Standard Version, Revised Version, Scripture, Septuagint, Testament, Vulgate, canon, canonical writings, sacred writings, scripture, scriptures, the Book, the Good Book, the Scriptures, the Word
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