Bible
21bible — n. 1 a the Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments. b the Jewish scriptures. c (bible) any copy of these (three bibles on the table). d a particular edition of the Bible (New English Bible). 2 colloq. any authoritative book… …
22Bible — n. 1 a the Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments. b the Jewish scriptures. c (bible) any copy of these (three bibles on the table). d a particular edition of the Bible (New English Bible). 2 colloq. any authoritative book… …
23Bible — /buy beuhl/, n. 1. the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments. 2. Also called Hebrew Scriptures. the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion: known to Christians as the Old… …
24bible */*/ — UK [ˈbaɪb(ə)l] / US noun Word forms bible : singular bible plural bibles 1) the Bible the book that is considered holy by Christians, and consists of two parts called the Old Testament and the New Testament a) the Bible the book that is… …
25Bible — noun /ˈbaɪbəl/ a) The Christian holy book. b) The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. Syn: Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bibl …
26Bible — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Holy VERB + BIBLE ▪ read, study BIBLE + VERB ▪ say sth, teach sth, tell sb sth …
27bible — bi|ble [ baıbl ] noun ** 1. ) the Bible the book that is considered holy by Christians, and consists of two parts called the Old Testament and the New Testament a ) the Bible the book that is considered holy by Jews, that is also the Old… …
28Bible — [[t]ba͟ɪb(ə)l[/t]] Bibles 1) N PROPER: the N The Bible is the holy book on which the Jewish and Christian religions are based. 2) N COUNT A Bible is a copy of the Bible. 3) N COUNT: poss N If someone describes a book or magazine about their job… …
29bible — (bi bl ) s. f. L Écriture sainte, l Ancien et le Nouveau Testament. HISTORIQUE XIIIe s. • Un cordelier vint à li au chastel de Yeres [Hières], et pour enseigner le roi, dit en son sermon, que il avoit leu la Bible et les livres qui parlent… …
30Bible — The word derives from the Greek biblia, meaning ‘books’, and the plural witnesses to the fact that the Christian Bible is not a unity but a collection. The Old Testament consists of twenty four books written in Hebrew (except for a few passages… …
