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bible¹
- /ˈbaɪbəl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".
proper noun the bible · bibles
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”). [Editor David W. Blight said:] Deeply in need of father figures and spiritual hope, and “religiously seeking knowledge,” as he recalled it, the slave boy [the young Frederick Douglass] turned to a religious black man, a freeman named Charles Lawson, who worked as a drayman for a rope maker and lived
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).
noun bibles
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”). If a person should happen to meet them when on these journeys, he should, if he has not a bible in his pocket, draw a circle round him on the ground, and in God's name forbid their approach.
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”). The Buddhist bible tells this story of Buddha’s time of temptation when he was living as a hermit on the Mount of Snow.
- A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text. handyman’s bible
- Ellipsis of pitch bible
- A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter. Could you please add these to the case bible?
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Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
Similar: holystone
- A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments. My friend’s a genius, he will give me problems one through nine. The bible of a sophomore will have the needed lines.
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Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
Similar: psalterium, omasum, manyplies, fardel
- The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
Bible²
- /ˈbaɪbəl/
Rhymes with -aɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures".
proper noun the Bible · Bibles · bible · The Bible
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The main religious text in Christianity.
Meronyms: Old Testament, New Testament
Similar: Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Book, word of God, word of life
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The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
Near-synonym: Old Testament (loosely synonymous)
Similar: Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Scriptures, Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures, Old Testament[Appendix:Glossary
- The analogous holy book of another religion or belief system. He conveys to his foreign students the importance of the Qur'an by explaining that it is the Bible of Islam.
- The principal important document of some area of skill or expertise. This technical handbook is the Bible of our trade.
noun Bibles · bible
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts. He had just become able to read, with much effort, short sentences in his Bible, and was constantly engaged during his leisure hours in studying its pages.
Bible³
- /ˈbaɪbəl/
Rhymes with -aɪbəl
Where it comes from
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
proper noun
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: good book, holy writ, scripture, word, holy scripture, gospel, biblical, torah, sacred, holy, testament, verse, book, paper, cross, eternity
Translations
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noun comprehensive manual
| Español | biblia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성경 seonggyeong, 성서 seongseo |
| 日本語 | 虎の巻 tora no maki |
| Português | Bíblia |
| Français | Bible |
| Deutsch | Bibel |
| Ελληνικά | βίβλος vívlos, βύβλος vývlos |
| Română | Biblie |
| Русский | би́блия bíblija |
| العربية | إِنْجِيل ʔinjīl |
name Christian holy book
| Español | Biblia, Escritura, Escrituras, Sagrada Escritura, Sagradas Escrituras, letras divinas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성경 seonggyeong, 성서 seongseo |
| 日本語 | 聖書 seisho, バイブル baiburu, 経典 |
| 中文 | 聖經 /圣经 shèngjīng |
| हिन्दी | बाइबिल bāibil, बाइबल bāibal, इंजील iñjīl, किताब-ए-मुक़द्दस kitāb-e-muqaddas |
| Kiswahili | Biblia, Neno la Mungu |
| Português | Bíblia |
| Français | Bible |
| Deutsch | Bibel |
| Italiano | Bibbia |
| Ελληνικά | Αγία Γραφή Agía Grafí, Βίβλος Vívlos, Βύβλος Vývlos |
| Română | Biblie |
| Русский | би́блия bíblija, Свяще́нное Писа́ние Svjaščénnoje Pisánije, Би́блия Bíblija |
| Tiếng Việt | Kinh Thánh, Thánh Kinh |
| العربية | الْكِتَاب الْمُقَدَّس al-kitāb al-muqaddas |
| עברית | ספר הבריתות séfer habritót |
name holy book of another religion
| हिन्दी | धर्मग्रंथ dharmagranth |
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title = {bible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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