Definitions for bibleˈbaɪ bəl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Bi•bleˈbaɪ bəl(n.)

the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
Category: Bible
Category: Judaism
Ref: Also called Hebrew Scriptures.
(often l.c.) the sacred writings of any religion.
(l.c.) a reference publication esteemed for its usefulness and authority:
a bird-watchers' bible.

Origin of Bible:

1300–50; ME < OF < ML biblia (fem. sing.) < Gk, in tà biblía tà hagía the holy books; biblíon, byblíon papyrus roll, der. of býblos papyrus, after Býblos, a Phoenician port from where papyrus was exported

Princeton's WordNet

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"
bible(noun)
a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

Bibleˈbaɪ bəl
a copy of the Bible
several Bibles on the shelf
Bibleˈbaɪ bəl
the most important book in a particular subject
the bible for young lawyers

Wiktionary

bible(Noun)
A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handymanu2019s bible).
bible(Noun)
A holystone.
Bible(ProperNoun)
The Christian holy book.
Bible(ProperNoun)
The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
Bible(ProperNoun)
The analogous holy book of another religion.
Bible(ProperNoun)
A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of any of the above.

Origin: See bible.

Webster Dictionary

Bible(noun)
a book
Bible(noun)
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
Bible(noun)
a book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible
Bible(noun)
a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field

The New Hacker's Dictionary

bible
1. One of a small number of fundamental source books such as Knuth, K&R, or the Camel Book. 2. The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating system, or other complex software system.