Bible
The main religious text in ChristianityEither of two major versions of the main religious text in the Judeo-Christian group of traditions.: The main religious text in Christianity.
» Tom read the Bible in French.
Том читал библию на французском.
Том читав Біблію французькою.
Том прочитав Біблію французькою.
Значение
значений: 5Either of two major versions of the main religious text in the Judeo-Christian group of traditions.
The main religious text in Christianity.
Meronyms: Old Testament, New Testament
In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.
The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
Near-synonym: Old Testament (loosely synonymous)
She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious.
Bibel
би́блияbíblija, Свяще́нное Писа́ниеSvjaščénnoje Pisánije, Би́блияBíblija
бі́бліяbíblija, Бі́бліяBíblija, Святе́ Письмо́Svjaté Pysʹmó
The analogous holy book of another religion or belief system.
He conveys to his foreign students the importance of the Qur'an by explaining that it is the Bible of Islam.
(шире)The principal important document of some area of skill or expertise.
This technical handbook is the Bible of our trade.
A surname originating as a matronymic.
Примеры
предложений: 293Tom read the Bible in French.
Том читал библию на французском.
ukТом читав Біблію французькою.
The Bible has it written like this.
В Библии написано так.
Tom opened the Bible and began reading.
Том открыл Библию и начал читать.
ukТом відкрив Біблію та почав читати.
Tom has never read the whole Bible.
Том никогда полностью не читал Библию.
The Bible tells us that we should love our neighbors.
Библия учит нас любить своего ближнего.
deIn der Bibel steht, man soll seinen Nächsten lieben.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminiFrom 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).
From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.
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