bible
/'baibl/
Definition
- Noun:
- A book regarded as authoritative in its field: A comprehensive and highly respected book on a particular subject, often used as a standard reference.
- The sacred writings of the Christian religion: The collection of scriptures comprising the Old and New Testaments, central to the Christian faith.
- (Often capitalized: the Bible): The holy book of Christianity, containing sacred texts and teachings.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Authoritative Book):
- This manual is the bible for car mechanics.
- For many chefs, that cookbook is their kitchen bible.
- Noun (Christian Scriptures):
- She reads a passage from the Bible every morning.
- The Bible contains stories, teachings, and historical accounts.
Advanced Usage
- "the Bible belt": A region, especially in the southern United States, noted for its socially conservative Protestant Christian values.
- He grew up in a small town in the Bible Belt.
- "to swear on the Bible": To make a solemn promise with one's hand on the Bible, often in a court of law.
- The witness was asked to swear on the Bible before testifying.
Variants and Related Words
- Biblical (adj): Relating to or contained in the Bible; also used to describe something of very great size or scale.
- He has a deep knowledge of biblical stories.
- The project faced biblical proportions of difficulty.
- Bible-thumper (n, informal, often derogatory): A person who quotes the Bible frequently, especially in an aggressively evangelical way.
Synonyms
- Scripture: The sacred writings of a religion.
- Good Book: An informal name for the Bible.
- Authority: A book or person with comprehensive knowledge of a subject.
Related Phrases
- Chapter and verse: Precise details or a very specific reference, originally from citing the Bible.
- He can quote the regulations chapter and verse.
- Gospel truth: Something that is completely true and undeniable, as if from the Gospel in the Bible.
- He said it with such conviction, as if it were the gospel truth.
Related Idioms
- "A bible of something": The most authoritative book on a particular topic.
- That guidebook is the traveler's bible for Southeast Asia.
- "To take something as gospel": To believe something completely without questioning it.
- You shouldn't take everything you read online as gospel.
Noun
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a book regarded as authoritative in its field
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
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he went to carry the Word to the heathen
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