Bible
See also: bible
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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".
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bible (plural Bibles)
- 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 Issues in Evangelical Theology, page 16:
- Many non-Christians regard portions of the Bible as “inspiring,” but they do not believe the Bible was “inspired by God” […]
- 2019 October 31, Beckett, Garrick, “Beckett: How BioWare Approaches Religion & Sexuality”, in The Lutheran Column[1], archived from the original on 17 September 2020, Blog[2]:
- Second, the romance option brings up a unique issue: having sex with an alien. It’s somewhat difficult to say what the Christian should think on this issue because, well, the Bible doesn’t talk about aliens. Probably because they don’t exist (sorry to burst your bubble). Would this be considered bestiality? Or is it not bestiality since they are also beings capable of rational and ethical thought and self-reflection unlike usual animals?
- The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
- She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious.
- The analogous holy book of another religion.
- 1977, Witke, Roxane, Comrade Chiang Chʻing[3], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 360:
- The cult's ideological substance was the popular digest dubbed by foreigners the Little Red Book or the Bible of Maoism.
SynonymsEdit
- (Christian religious text): Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Book, word of life
- (Jewish religious text): Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, (loosely) Old Testament
- (other religious text): bible
Coordinate termsEdit
- (religious texts) scripture, religious text; Bible, Qur'an, Tao Te Ching, Torah, Veda (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
Christian holy book
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Jewish holy book — see Tanakh
holy book of another religion
NounEdit
Bible (plural Bibles)
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
- 1842, A. D. Eddy, Black Jacob, page 38:
- He had just become able to read, with much effort, short sentences in his Bible, and was constantly engaged during his leisure hours in studying its pages.
Alternative formsEdit
- (specific version or copy): bible
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
Proper nounEdit
Bible
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
CzechEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bible f
- the Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek τά βιβλία (tá biblía, literally “the books”)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bible f
- the Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)
Middle EnglishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bible
- Alternative form of bible
Middle FrenchEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bible f
- The Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)