bible
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[edit] Etymology
English from the 14th century, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (reinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblia, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblion, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (biblos, “book”), from βύβλος (bublos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
Old English used biblioðece (from βιβλιοθήκη) for "the Scriptures".
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bible (plural bibles)
- A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
- 1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
- Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. Its tone - energetic, optimistic, inexhaustible, confused - matched theirs exactly. Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.
- 1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
- (nautical) A holystone.
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comprehensive manual
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bible f.
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bible f. (plural bibles)
- bible (comprehensive text)
