Bible

  1. Proper noun.  The Christian holy book.
  2. Proper noun.  The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
  3. Proper noun.  The analogous holy book of another religion.
  4. Proper noun.  A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of any of the above.
  5. Noun.  A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
  6. Noun.  (nautical) A holystone.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.