early 14c., from Anglo-Latin biblia, Old French bible (13c.) "the Bible," also any large book generally, from Medieval and Late Latin biblia "the Bible" (neuter plural interpreted [..]

Bible [N] [S]Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia , meaning "books," the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the "Lib [..]

holy book of the Christian religion.

The Bible forms the basis of the faiths of Judaism and Christianity, whose adherents believe that it contains the word of God. The Old Testament, which begins with the Book of Genesis, recounts the cr [..]

Also referred to as the Tanakh. The Jewish Bible more or less corresponds to what non-Jews call the "Old Testament." See Torah.

Refers to book, scroll, roll, or other document form containing the sacred scriptures of Judaism or Christianity. Bibles may also contain illuminations, which are painted scenes or decorations. The Bi [..]

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" a book regarded as authoritative in its field (biblical) of or pertaining to or con [..]

a holy book

n. 1. One of a small number of fundamental source books such as Knuth and K&R. 2. The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating system, or other complex softwa [..]

An authorized collection of Jewish scriptures (the "Hebrew Bible") and/or Christian scriptures (often simply "the Bible"). We usually think of this as one &quot [..]

Bible, the English form of the Greek name _Biblia_, meaning "books," the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the "Library of Divi [..]

The Bible is the name given to the revelation of God to man contained in sixty-six books or pamphlets, bound together and forming one book and only one, for it has in reality one author and one purpos [..]

Any book or reference work widely accepted as an authoritative and reliable source of information, often a work updated in successive editions. See also: Bible. In television series production, a gene [..]

The sacred scripture of the Christian faith, consisting of the Hebrew Old Testament and the New Testament of the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. In the early Christian period, various Latin translatio [..]

To dream of the Bible, foretells that innocent and disillusioned enjoyment will be proffered for your acceptance. To dream that you villify[sic] the teachings of the Bible, forewarns you that you are about to succumb to resisted temptations through the seductive persuasiveness of a friend.   

"The sacred books of any race or people."

The word "bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning books. When the early sacred Judeo-Christian writings were bound together, they were called "bibles."

A collated set of copies of all documents pertinent to a given transaction prepared after Closing.

A bible is a book or collection of writings constituting the sacred text of a religion. The Bible is a twofold literature, made up of two distinct collections which correspond with two successive and [..]

(n) the sacred writings of the Christian religions(n) a book regarded as authoritative in its field

A detailed and sometimes authoritative reference book covering a particular operating system, platform, or application. Originally, this was used generically to describe fundamental source books; more recently, it has been embraced by computer book publishers as a marketing ploy.

A Bible tends to run around 10-20 pages, and provides an overall 'concept' pitch for a television series (usually 1-2 pages), as well as other key sections such as: episode break-down [..]

The book composed of writings generally accepted by Christians as inspired by God and of divine authority. (Webster, 3d ed)

Sailor's name for a block of sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship; seamen had to get down on their knees to use them. Large holystones were known as "Bibles", [..]

A large Holystone

see Holystone

The book composed of writings generally accepted by Christians as inspired by God and of divine authority. (Webster, 3d ed)

The collection of texts used as scripture by modern Christians.

The holy text used by Christians. It is includes Hebrew Scripture (Old Testament), Christian Scripture (New Testament). Some faith groups also include a group of writings called the Apocrypha. The word originated in the Greek word "biblos," which means "book." The Greek word came from the ancient Phoenician port city of Byblos ( [..]

n. "a large book; the Bible," s.v. bible OED. KEY: bible@n

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A term used to denote a complete set of the …

The accepted collection of sacred books of Judaism and Christianity, divided into Old and New Testaments. However, Protestants and Jews on the one hand, and Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians on [..]

The main religious text in Christianity. ''In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.'' * '''2009''', ''Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issue [..]

The (Christian) Bible is the Old Testament and New Testament.