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bible
(mass) | Bible
- Biblia |
bible
(encz) | Bible,Bible n: |
bible
(czen) | Bible,Biblen: |
bible
(czen) | bible,Good Bookn: jose |
bible
(czen) | bible,scripturen: Zdeněk Brož |
bible
(czen) | bible,scripturesn: Zdeněk Brož |
Bible
(gcide) | Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.
Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book,
prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which
is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of
divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in
the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted
sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay
Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of
writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical
Bible.
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3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any
religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan
Bible.
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4. (Fig.) a book with an authoritative exposition of some
topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
[PJC]
Bible Society, an association for securing the
multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
Douay Bible. See Douay Bible.
Geneva Bible. See under Geneva.
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bible
(wn) | Bible
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible, {Christian
Bible}, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ,
Scripture, Word of God, Word]
2: a book regarded as authoritative in its field |
bible
(foldoc) | bible
The most detailed and authoritative reference
for a particular language, operating system or other complex
software system. It is also used to denote one of a small
number of such books such as Knuth and K&R.
[Jargon File]
(1996-12-03)
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bible
(jargon) | bible
n.
1. One of a small number of fundamental source books such as Knuth, {K&R
}, or the Camel Book.
2. The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language,
operating system, or other complex software system.
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