Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large Bible with pages to record marriages and births: A "family bible" is a specific type of large-format Bible that traditionally includes extra, often blank, pages designated for recording significant family events such as births, marriages, and deaths across generations.

Usage

• The term "family bible" is used to refer to both the religious text itself and the heirloom object that serves as a historical record for a family.
• It is typically a singular, physical book owned by a family.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "The family bible": Often used with the definite article "the" to specify a particular, known bible belonging to a specific family.
  • The dates were all recorded in the family bible.

Variants and Related Words

• Family Bible (proper noun): When capitalized, it can refer to specific published editions of such Bibles.
• Heirloom bible: A bible passed down through a family, which may or may not have dedicated record pages.
• Genealogy: The study of family history, for which a family bible often serves as a primary source.

Synonyms

• Ancestral bible
• Record bible
• Genealogical bible

Idioms and Phrases

• "As recorded in the family bible": A phrase used to give authority or historical authenticity to a statement about a family event.
  • Their wedding anniversary, as recorded in the family bible, is June 3rd, 1890.

Noun

1. a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births