bible

CEFRB1

/ˈbaɪbəl/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    the sacred writings of the Christian religions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.

Examples

  • I gained comprehensive knowledge of God after reading the bible.

  • The vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).

  3. A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.

More examples

In context

  • You should swear on the Bible.

  • Could you please add these to the case bible?

  • K&R is considered the bible of C programming

Synonyms

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The pastor read a passage from the sacred blank during the Sunday service.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".