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The Meaning of bible
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(n.) A book.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
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(n.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
Synonyms
Bible
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Christian Bible
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Book
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Good Book
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Holy Scripture
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Holy Writ
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Scripture
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Word of God
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Word
Rhymes
deibel
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dible
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geibel
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heibel
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intertribal
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leibel
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libel
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reibel
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scheible
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seibel
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sible
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tribal
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waibel
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weibel
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wible
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wrybill
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zweibel