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Bible

Bible

12 1.3
A book of holy writings used by Christians
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪbəl/
translation icon : Biblia
  • According to the Bible, love your neighbor as yourself is one of the most important teachings.
  • books and Bibles
  • Bibles in Native languages
  • Bibles in schools

I will admit I'm not a Bible reader.

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Examples

  • You have to back that up by saying the Bible is true, right?

  • The Bible doesn't explain it, but the Bible talks in harmony with it.

  • And you know, the Bible says when I was a child.

  • I mean, I mean, the whole Bible is our proof of that.

  • And whenever you give to the poor, the Bible says you loan to God.

  • And he treated his Bible like a scholarly text.

  • And this is what the lessons in the Bible grapple with.

  • And so I've read the Bible and it's a mixed bag.

  • Open your bibles to Genesis seven.

  • Let's open our Bibles to the book of Matthew, chapter 28.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

Word
vsBible
  • Formal
178 8.4

The holy book used by Christians, called the Bible

is the ordinary title for that collection of sacred writings
Scripture
vsBible
118 7.0

The holy writings of the Christian religion, especially the Bible

is a broad name for those holy religious texts
Word of God
vsBible
  • Formal
41 6.5

Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living

is the general collective title rather than focusing on divine origin
Holy Scripture
vsBible
5 5.2

Religious books of Christianity that include the Old and New Testaments

is the standard descriptive phrase for those writings
Good Book
vsBible
  • Informal
3 7.5

The Christian holy book used for teaching and comfort

is the formal religious name rather than a casual nickname
Christian Bible
vsBible
2 2.3

A collection of holy books for Christians including the Old and New Testaments

is the general term for those Christian holy scriptures
Holy Writ
vsBible
  • Archaic
2 9.2

The sacred writings of Christianity, especially the Bible

is the neutral descriptive name for the same sacred texts

Compounds

Bible Belt
  • Literature
8 4.9

An area in the southern and midwestern United States where many people attend Protestant churches

5 9.6

A person who loudly tells others to follow Christian beliefs

4 3.8

The Jewish holy books that include the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings

3 4.9

A large Bible kept at home with pages to record family births, marriages, and deaths

King James Bible
  • Literature
3 5.5

An English translation of the Bible first published in 1611, known for beautiful language and its influence

A collection of holy books for Christians including the Old and New Testaments

1 9.9

A person who tries to make others follow Christian beliefs

9.9

A person who pushes others to follow their religious beliefs in an unwanted way

9.9

A small herb with round yellow flowers and a strong smell that people use to flavor food or tea

9.9

A person who pushes Christian beliefs and often quotes the Bible

9.8

A person who pushes their religious views on others

Treating the Bible like a holy object to respect instead of a book to read and follow

An English translation of the Catholic Bible made by scholars at Douay and Rheims around 1600

An English version of the Catholic Latin Bible made by scholars in the late 1500s and early 1600s

A modern English translation of the Bible used for reading and study

An English translation of the Latin Bible used by Catholics from the late 1500s

Surface Forms

Bible singular
Bibles plural

Etymology

Bible comes from the Greek word biblia, which means 'books'. So the Bible is literally a 'collection of books' — the Christian holy books joined together, which is why the Old and New Testaments are called the Bible.