bible
See also: Bible
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bible, from Middle 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 (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".
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bible (plural bibles)
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”)
- 2012 September 8, Cass Jones, “Elvis Presley's bible sells for £59,000”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.
- Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”)
- 1925, Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto, A Daughter of the Samurai, page 76:
- The Buddhist bible tells this story of Buddha’s time of temptation when he was living as a hermit on the Mount of Snow.
- (by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
- handyman’s bible
- 1995 June, Gary Wolf, “The Curse of Xanadu”, in Wired Magazine[2]:
- Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. […] Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.
- 1995 September, Richard Barbrook, Andy Cameron, “The Californian Ideology”, in Mute[3], volume 1, number 3, →ISSN:
- For example, Wired—the monthly bible of the ‘virtual class’—has uncritically reproduced the views of Newt Gingrich, […]
- (law) A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
- Could you please add these to the case bible?
- (nautical) Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
- (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
- 1965, Matt Fichtenbaum, Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw”, in The Broadside of Boston, volume III, number 22:
- My friend’s a genius, he will give me problems one through nine. The bible of a sophomore will have the needed lines.
- Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
- Synonyms: psalterium, omasum, manyplies, fardel
- (locksmithing) The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
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comprehensive manual
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omasum — see omasum
Czech edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech biblí, from Latin biblia.
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bible f (related adjective biblický)
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bible f (plural bibles)
- bible (comprehensive text)
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Further reading edit
- “bible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French bible, from Medieval Latin biblia, from biblia), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía).
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bible
- The Bible (Christian holy book); a copy of the Bible.
- (rare) The Koran (Muslim holy book).
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References edit
- “bīble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
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bible
- Any book that is of extensive length.
- A compendium, collection, or storehouse of books.
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References edit
- “bīble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.