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Webster 1913 Edition
Bible
Bi′ble
(bī′b’l)
, Noun.
[F.
bible
, L. biblia
, pl., fr. Gr. βιβλία
, pl. of βιβλίον
, dim. of βίβλος
, βύβλος
, 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
. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; Bible
; Douay Bible
; Luther's Bible
as, a rabbinical
. Bible
3.
A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion;
as, the Koran is often called the Muslim
. Bible
Bible Society
, an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
– Douay Bible
. See
– Douay Bible
. Geneva Bible
. See under
Geneva
.Webster 1828 Edition
Bible
BI'BLE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Bible
Bible
See also: bible
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪbəl/
- Rhymes: -aɪbəl
Proper noun
Bible (plural Bibles)
- The main religious text in Christianity.
- In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.
- 2009, Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology, page 16:
- Many non-Christians regard portions of the Bible as “inspiring,” but they do not believe the Bible was “inspired by God” […]
- The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
- She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious.
- The analogous holy book of another religion.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (Christian religious text): Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, buybull
- (Jewish religious text): Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, (loosely) Old Testament
- (other religious text): bible
Coordinate terms
- (religious texts) scripture, religious text; Adi Granth, Aqdas, Avesta, Bible, Book of Shadows, Dianetics, Geniocracy, Liber AL vel Legis, Ofudesaki, Qur'an, Satanic Bible, Tao Te Ching, Torah, Tripitaka, Veda (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
Derived terms
Terms derived from "Bible"
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Translations
Christian holy book
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Jewish holy book
holy book of another religion
Noun
Bible (plural Bibles)
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
Synonyms
- (specific version or copy): bible
See also
- Bible on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bible on Wikisource.Wikisource
Etymology 2
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
Proper noun
Bible
- A matronymic surname.
bible
bible
See also: Bible
English
Noun
bible (plural bibles)
- A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
- 1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
- Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. Its tone – energetic, optimistic, inexhaustible, confused – matched theirs exactly. Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.
- 1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
- (nautical) A holystone.
Translations
comprehensive manual
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Related terms
Czech
Proper noun
bible f
Declension
Declension of bible