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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary bi·ble \\ˈbī-bəl\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin biblia, from Greek, plural of biblion book, diminutive of byblos papyrus, book, from Byblos, ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported
DATE 14th century
1. capitalized a. the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament b. the sacred scriptures of some other religion (as Judaism)2. obsolete : book 3. capitalized : a copy or an edition of the Bible 4. a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership the fisherman's bible the bible of the entertainment industry
Bible
early 14c., from Anglo-L. biblia, from M.L./L.L. biblia (neuter plural interpreted as fem. singular), in phrase biblia sacra "holy books," a translation of Gk. ta biblia to hagia "the holy books," from Gk. biblion"paper, scroll," the ordinary word for "book," originally a dim. of byblos "Egyptian papyrus," possibly so called from Byblos (modern Jebeil, Lebanon), the name of the Phoenician port from which Egyptian papyrus was exported to Greece (cf. parchment). Or the place name might be from the Gk. word, which would then probably be of Egyptian origin. The Christian scripture was refered to in Gk. as Ta Biblia as early as c.223. Bible replaced O.E. biblioðece (see bibliothek) as the ordinary word for "the Scriptures." Figurative sense of "any authoritative book" is from 1804.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of EnglishBible
noun ADJ. Holy VERB + BIBLE read, study BIBLE + VERB say sth, tell sb sth, teach sth The Bible teaches that all people are equal before God. BIBLE + NOUN reading, story | study PREP. in the ~ You can read the story of Noah in the Bible. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 biblebible / 5baibl / noun1. the Bible [sing.] the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament 基督教的《圣经》(包括《旧约》和《新约》)2. the Bible [sing.] the holy book of the Jewish religion, consisting of the Torah (or Law), the Prophets , and the Writings 犹太教的《圣经》(包括《法律书》、《先知书》以及《杂集》)3. [C] a copy of the holy book of the Christian or Jewish religion 一册(基督教或犹太教的)《圣经》4. [C] a book containing important information on a subject, that you refer to very often 权威着作(或参考书): the stamp-collector's bible 集邮者的宝典
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bi·bleI. \ˈbībəl\ noun( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English, Bible, book, from Old French, Bible, from Medieval Latin biblia, from Greek, plural of biblion book, diminutive of biblos, byblos book, papyrus, from Byblos (now Jubayl), Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported 1. usually capitalized a. : the book composed of writings generally accepted by Christians as inspired by God and of divine authority b. : the portion of this book that antedates the Christian era : an integrated segment of this earlier work (as the Torah) c. : a book containing the sacred writings of a religion < the Koran is the Muslim Bible >2. obsolete : book 3. obsolete : a library or collection of books 4. usually capitalized : a copy or an edition of the Bible 5. : a publication likened to the Bible especially in authoritativeness or in the regularity with which it is consulted: as a. : an outstanding or definitive reference work in any field < Blackstone was the lawyer's bible in those days > b. : a publication regularly read and regarded as indispensable < the bible of show business > c. : a book of rules 6. : something suggesting a book: as a. : a small holystone b. : omasum c. : a piece of whale blubber sliced into leaves like those of a book to facilitate heating in the try-pot II. transitive verb( -ed/-ing/-s) : to supply with Bibles < bible a hotel >
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