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Bible

UK/ˈbaɪbəl/ US/ˈbaɪbʌl/ common

noun

1.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

  • “he went to carry the Word to the heathen”
Synonyms
2.

a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Origin

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".

Phrases

  • bible leaf
  • bible literalist
  • bible society
  • blue bible
  • show bible
  • smuggler's bible
  • Tijuana bible

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