Bible

имя существительное [религия] Библия

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Bible

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 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 Example: the fisherman's bible Example: the bible of the entertainment industry

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Bible

The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating system or other complex software system. It is also used to denote one of a small number of such books such as Knuth and K&R.

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