/ˈbaɪbəl/
OriginFrom 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".
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).
“The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.”
- alt-ofAlternative 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.”
- broadlyA comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
“handyman’s bible”
“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. […] Having set out to appeal to the g”
“For example, Wired—the monthly bible of the ‘virtual class’—has uncritically reproduced the views of Newt Gingrich, […]”
- broadlyK&R
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis 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?”
- Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
- 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.”
- Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
- The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
- 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.”
“An American imprisoned for nearly six months in North Korea has admitted that he deliberately left a Bible in a nightclub, in one of his first major interviews since his release.[…]“I felt once I left”
- The main religious text in Christianity.
“In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.”
“He spoke of the great demand for books. Had sold as many as fifty Bibles in one day. Has sold Bibles to nearly all the officials in the Nan-ch'ang prefecture and has several orders in hand for books o”
“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 or belief.
“The cult's ideological substance was the popular digest dubbed by foreigners the Little Red Book or the Bible of Maoism.”
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
Formsbibles(plural) · the Bible(canonical) · Bibles(plural) · The Bible(alternative, rare) · bible(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary