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    [Noun]  | "bi*ble" | \ ˈbī-bəl \


    1: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament

    2: the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)

    3: book

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin biblia, from Greek, plural of biblion book, diminutive of byblos papyrus, book, from Byblos, ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported;

    [Noun]  | "Bible Belt" 


    1: an area chiefly in the southern U.S. whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible; broadly : an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism

    Origin: 1924 ;

    [Noun]  | "Bible paper" 


    1: india paper

    Origin: 1903 ;

    [Noun]  | "Bi*ble-thump*er" | \ ˈbī-bəl-ˌthəm-pər \


    1: an aggressively zealous advocate of Christian fundamentalism

    Origin: circa 1923 ;

    [Noun]  | "Bishops' Bible" 


    1: an officially commissioned English translation of the Bible published in 1568

    Origin: 1652 ;

    [Noun]  | "family Bible" 


    1: a large Bible usually having special pages for recording births, marriages, and deaths

    Origin: circa 1720 ;

    [Noun]  | "New English Bible" 


    1: a translation of the Bible by a British interdenominational committee first published in its entirety in 1970

    Origin: 1957 ;

    [Noun]  | "the Bible Belt" 


    1: an area chiefly in the southern part of the U.S. where there are many people who have very strong and strict Christian beliefs

    [Noun]  | "the Bible" 


    1: the book of sacred writings used in the Christian religion

    [Idiom]  | "swear on the Bible" 


    1: to put a hand on the Bible and make a formal promise to tell the truth

    [Noun]  | "bible" 


    1: as in guide, guidebook;


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    [Noun]  | "Bible" 


    1: a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God;


      * e.g., " ... she received a lovely Bible as a First Communion gift "



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     [ "bible" ]

    1: The most ingenious marketing ploy ever to have existed

      * e.g.,  ... Over 1 billion users can't be wrong! 

     [ "bible" ]

    1: 1) The Hebrew and Aramaic scriptures of Judaism (Old Testament) and Greek scriptures of Christianity (New Testament). 2) The holy scriptures of a particular religion, i.e. the Qur'an in Islam. 3) A work of great authority in an area of study.

      * e.g.,  ... Chilton's is the auto mechanic's Bible. 

     [ "bible" ]

    1: 1a: The holy book of the Christian religion.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: While "The Bible" is often used to refer solely to the Holy Book of the Christian religion, the world actually has several meanings. In fact a more accurate description could be to describe the Christian Bible as "A bible" or "The Christian Bible" rather than just "The Bible". 

     [ "bible" ]

    2: 1b: The sacred book of Judaism.

      * e.g.,  ... 2: "Tennis For Dummies is my Personal Tennis Bible!" 

     [ "bible" ]

    3: 2: A very inspiring book in any particular field.

     [ "bible" ]

    1: 4 books of acid

      * e.g.,  ... that bible made him go permanently insane 

     [ "bible" ]

    2: 10 hits is in a strip

     [ "bible" ]

    3: 10 strips in a book

     [ "bible" ]

    4: 4 books in a bible

     [ "bible" ]

    5: guaranteed to screw you up

     [ "bible" ]

    1: (NOTE: this entry defines only "small-b" bible, since too many users on this site use definitions of "capital-B" Bible to argue the merits of Christianity vs. atheism.)

      * e.g.,  ...  James Fixx's _Running_ is the jogger's bible. 

     [ "bible" ]

    2:  A book considered authoritive in its field.

      * e.g.,  ...  By the time _I Dream of Jeannie_ was filmed in color, Sidney Sheldon must have edited the show's bible: older episodes sometimes show Jeannie escaping from her bottle independently, but newer ones imply that she never could. 

     [ "bible" ]

    3:  The canon of any fictional work, such as a motion picture or a series of related novels; the history and "laws of reality" in a given fictional setting.

     [ "bible" ]

    1: An ancient novel full of murder, corruption, homosexuality, bestiality, incest and cruelty. It is often read to children on Sunday.

     [ "bible" ]

    1: The Bible in 50 words... God made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled,Bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, people walked, sea divided, tablets guided, Promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, prophets warned, Jesus born, God walked, love talked, anger crucified, hope died, Love rose, Spirit flamed, Word spread, God remained.

      * e.g.,  ... - What other book has all the words from the Bible? 

     [ "bible" ]

    1: The most controversial book ever. Some people find truth and happiness, some people hate it, and others kill because of it.

      * e.g.,  ... The Bible is what you make it. 

     [ "bible" ]

    1: a bullshit book dumbass parents force their kids to read every sunday when they should be watching football

      * e.g.,  ... Dude why do you have a bible? 

     [ "bible" ]

    1: Many sheets of acid stacked on top of each other.

      * e.g.,  ... My friend just got a bible and he gave me a sheet from it! 

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