1
capitalized, religion
a
: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament
b
: the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)
2
obsolete
: book
3
capitalized religion
: a copy or an edition of the Bible
gave each of her grandchildren a Bible
4
: a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership
the fisherman's bible
the bible of the entertainment industry
Examples of bible in a Sentence
She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible.
The book is famous among foodies—it's the gourmet's bible.
The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.
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Now French chef Marc Veyrat has launched a fresh salvo against the fine-dining bible, banning its inspectors from his new restaurant.
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Camille Knight, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
When taking the presidential oath of office, the president-elect places their hand on their religious book of choosing, historically a bible, and is sworn in, typically by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
In the bible, Jesus is resurrected three days later.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Used in this way, data ensures that your team is looking at the same bible.
—Cheryl Ragland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Camille Knight, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
When taking the presidential oath of office, the president-elect places their hand on their religious book of choosing, historically a bible, and is sworn in, typically by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
In the bible, Jesus is resurrected three days later.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Used in this way, data ensures that your team is looking at the same bible.
—Cheryl Ragland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bible
noun
Bi·ble
ˈbī-bəl
1
a
: a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God
b
: a book containing the sacred writings of some other religion
2
not capitalized
: a publication widely read and considered very important
the bible of show business
Etymology
Middle English Bible "the Bible," from early French Bible (same meaning), from Latin biblia (same meaning), from Greek biblia (plural) "books," derived from Byblos, ancient city in Phoenicia from which the Greeks imported papyrus
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