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 Definitions of bible  [ˈbaɪ bəl]  

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Definition of 'bible' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Bible
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.

2.  Bible
(often l.c.) the sacred writings of any religion.

3.  Bible
(l.c.) a reference publication esteemed for its usefulness and authority:
a bird-watchers' bible.

Etymology:  (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)

Definition of 'bible' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
"he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

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


Definition of 'bible' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  Bible
a copy of the Bible
several Bibles on the shelf

2.  Bible
the most important book in a particular subject
the bible for young lawyers


Definition of 'bible' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bible
a book

2. (noun) bible
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. (noun) bible
a book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible

4. (noun) bible
a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field


Definitions of 'bible' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  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.


Definition of 'bible' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  bible
The book composed of writings generally accepted by Christians as inspired by God and of divine authority. (Webster, 3d ed)


Translation of 'bible' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (with the ) the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: Bybel Arabic flag Arabic: العَهْدُ القَديم والعَهْد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: библия
Brazilian flag Brazilian: Bíblia Czech flag Czech: bible German flag German: die Bibel
Danish flag Danish: Bibelen Greek flag Greek: Βίβλος Spanish flag Spanish: Biblia
Estonian flag Estonian: piibel Farsi flag Farsi: انجیل Finnish flag Finnish: Raamattu
French flag French: Bible Hebrew flag Hebrew: תָנָ”ך Hindi flag Hindi: बाईबिल, ईसाइयों की पवित्र
Croatian flag Croatian: Biblija Hungarian flag Hungarian: Biblia Indonesian flag Indonesian: Alkitab, Injil
Icelandic flag Icelandic: biblían Italian flag Italian: Bibbia Japanese flag Japanese: 聖書
Korean flag Korean: 성경 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: Biblija Latvian flag Latvian: Bībele
Malay flag Malay: kitab bible Dutch flag Dutch: bijbel Norwegian flag Norwegian: Bibelen
Polish flag Polish: Biblia Persian flag Persian: انجیل Pashto flag Pashto: انجيل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bíblia Romanian flag Romanian: Biblie Russian flag Russian: Библия
Slovak flag Slovak: Biblia Slovenian flag Slovenian: sveto pismo Serbian flag Serbian: Biblija
Swedish flag Swedish: bibel, Bibeln Thai flag Thai: คัมภีร์ไบเบิ้ล Turkish flag Turkish: Kutsal Kitap (Tevrat veİn
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 基督教聖經 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: Біблія Urdu flag Urdu: انجیل ، بائبل ، عیسائیوں
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: Kinh Thánh Chinese flag Chinese: 圣经

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