1
capitalized, religion
a
: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament
b
: the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)
2
obsolete
: book
3
capitalized religion
: a copy or an edition of the Bible
gave each of her grandchildren a Bible
4
: a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership
the fisherman's bible
the bible of the entertainment industry
Examples of bible in a Sentence
She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible.
The book is famous among foodies—it's the gourmet's bible.
The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.
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Inside the church, Charles and Camilla signed two bibles, including one that belonged to Australia’s first minister and chaplain of the First Fleet of ships that took convicts from Britain to the penal colony of Australia in 1788.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
According to the director, Wit & Wisdom has already put together a seven-episode bible, and the script for the show’s pilot is written.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Inside the church, Charles and Camilla signed two bibles, including one that belonged to Australia’s first minister and chaplain of the First Fleet of ships that took convicts from Britain to the penal colony of Australia in 1788.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
His textbook Gravitation, co-authored with his students Kip Thorne and Charles Misner, remains the bible of the field.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bible. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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Bible
noun
Bi·ble
ˈbī-bəl
1
a
: a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God
b
: a book containing the sacred writings of some other religion
2
not capitalized
: a publication widely read and considered very important
the bible of show business
Etymology
Middle English Bible "the Bible," from early French Bible (same meaning), from Latin biblia (same meaning), from Greek biblia (plural) "books," derived from Byblos, ancient city in Phoenicia from which the Greeks imported papyrus
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