noun

1. the sacred book of Christianity; Old Testament and New Testament: some Roman Catholic versions also include all or part of the Apocrypha
2. the Holy Scriptures of Judaism, identical with the Old Testament of Christianity
3. a copy or particular edition of the Scriptures
4. any collection or book of writings sacred to a religion the Koran is the Muslim Bible
5. any book regarded as authoritative or official

Etymology: ME & OFr < ML biblia < Gr, collection of writings, in LGr(Ec), the Scriptures (pl. of biblion, book) < biblos, papyrus, after Byblos (now Dschebēl), Phoen city from which papyrus was imported