Catalan

Proper noun

Bíblia f

1. (Christianity) Bible (Christian holy book)

Derived terms

• bíblia
• bíblic
• biblista

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία ‎(biblía), plural of βιβλίον ‎(biblíon, “books”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.βljɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bli.ɐ/, /ˈbi.bljɐ/

Proper noun

Bíblia f

1. (Christianity) Bible (Christian holy book)

Derived terms

• bíblico

Catalan

Noun

bíblia f ‎(plural bíblies)

1. Each book that is a copy of the Bible.

Related terms

• Bíblia

Faroese

Noun

bíblia f (genitive singular bíbliu, plural bíbliur)

1. bible
2. Bíblian - the Bible

Declension

Synonyms

• bíbil

Portuguese

bíblia

Etymology

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία ‎(biblía), plural of βιβλίον ‎(biblíon, “book”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiβljɐ/

Noun

bíblia f (plural bíblias)

1. bible
2. (figuratively) a very extensive, often complex, book or text

   Você acha que eu vou ler essa bíblia? - Do you think I am going to read that bible?

3. (figuratively) a praised or well regarded book or text

   Não devemos idolatrar a constituição como uma bíblia, afinal ela é sujeita a erros - We should not worship the constitution as a bible, since it is suscetible to errors