Bible
Bible definition
Bi·ble (bī′bəl)
noun
- the sacred book of Christianity; Old Testament and New Testament: some Roman Catholic versions also include all or part of the Apocrypha
- the Holy Scriptures of Judaism, identical with the Old Testament of Christianity
- a copy or particular edition of the Scriptures
- any collection or book of writings sacred to a religion the Koran is the Muslim Bible
- 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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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