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Definitions for: Bible
[n] a book regarded as authoritative in its field
[n] the sacred writings of the Christian religion; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Webster (1913) Definition: Bi"ble (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.
Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, 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 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. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any
religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan
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.
Synonyms: Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God
See Also: American Revised Version, American Standard Version, Authorized Version, Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, enchiridion, family Bible, handbook, King James Bible, King James Version, New English Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, religious text, religious writing, Revised Standard Version, Revised Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version, sacred text, sacred writing, Testament, text, vade mecum, Vulgate
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