Meaning

6 senses
  1. (broadly)A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.

    handyman’s bible

    K&R is considered the bible of C programming

    Bibel

    би́блияbíblija

  2. A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.

    Could you please add these to the case bible?

  3. Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

  4. A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.

  5. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

  6. The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

More definitions
  • a book regarded as authoritative in its field
  • the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Examples

293 sentences
  1. Tom read the Bible in French.

    Том читав Біблію французькою.

    ruТом читал библию на французском.

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  2. Tom opened the Bible and began reading.

    Том відкрив Біблію та почав читати.

    ruТом открыл Библию и начал читать.

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  3. The only book Tom has ever read is the Bible.

    Єдина книга, яку коли-небудь читав Том, — це Біблія.

    deDas einzige Buch, das Tom je gelesen hat, ist die Bibel.

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  4. Tom has been trying to read the Bible in French.

    Том намагається читати Біблію французькою.

    ruТом пытается читать Библию на французском.

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  5. Tom reads the Bible every day.

    Том читає Біблію кожного дня.

    ruТом читает Библию каждый день.

    deTom liest jeden Tag in der Bibel.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine

From Middle English bible, from Middle 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).

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