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. — Smoky
Том читав Біблію французькою. — deniko
Том прочитав Біблію французькою. — deniko
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5 sensesEither 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.
(broadly)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.
Examples
293 sentencesTom read the Bible in French.
Том читав Біблію французькою. — deniko
ruТом читал библию на французском. — Smoky
Tom opened the Bible and began reading.
Том відкрив Біблію та почав читати. — deniko
ruТом открыл Библию и начал читать. — Balamax
The only book Tom has ever read is the Bible.
Єдина книга, яку коли-небудь читав Том, — це Біблія. — deniko
deDas einzige Buch, das Tom je gelesen hat, ist die Bibel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has been trying to read the Bible in French.
Том намагається читати Біблію французькою. — deniko
ruТом пытается читать Библию на французском. — marafon
Tom reads the Bible every day.
Том читає Біблію кожного дня. — deniko
ruТом читает Библию каждый день. — marafon
deTom liest jeden Tag in der Bibel. — mervert1
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Origin
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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