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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English bible, from Medieval 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 (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures".
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bible (plural Bibles)
- The main religious text in Christianity.
- In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.
- 2009, Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology, page 16:
- Many non-Christians regard portions of the Bible as “inspiring,” but they do not believe the Bible was “inspired by God” […]
- The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
- She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious.
- The analogous holy book of another religion.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Christian religious text): Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Book
- (Jewish religious text): Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, (loosely) Old Testament
- (other religious text): bible
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (religious texts) scripture, religious text; Bible, Qur'an, Tao Te Ching, Torah, Veda (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Christian holy book
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Jewish holy book — see Tanakh
holy book of another religion
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bible (plural Bibles)
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
- 1842, A. D. Eddy, Black Jacob, page 38:
- He had just become able to read, with much effort, short sentences in his Bible, and was constantly engaged during his leisure hours in studying its pages.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (specific version or copy): bible
See also[edit]
Bible on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bible on Wikisource.Wikisource
Etymology 2[edit]
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
Proper noun[edit]
Bible
- A matronymic surname, from given names.
Czech[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bible f
- The Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Bible in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- bible in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek τά βιβλία (tá biblía, literally “the books”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bible f
- The Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)
Middle English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bible
- Alternative form of bible
Middle French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bible f
- The Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)
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