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The Meaning of bible

  • (n.) A book.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
  • (n.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.

Synonyms

Bible , Christian Bible , Book , Good Book , Holy Scripture , Holy Writ , Scripture , Word of God , Word

Rhymes

deibel , dible , geibel , heibel , intertribal , leibel , libel , reibel , scheible , seibel , sible , tribal , waibel , weibel , wible , wrybill , zweibel