Bi·ble (b  b l)n. 1. a. The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. b. The Hebrew Scriptures, the sacred book of Judaism. c. A particular copy of a Bible: the old family Bible. d. A book or collection of writings constituting the sacred text of a religion. 2. often bible A book considered authoritative in its field: the bible of French cooking. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin biblia, from Greek, pl. of biblion, book, diminutive of biblos, papyrus, book, from Bublos, Byblos.] Books of the BibleBooks of the Hebrew Scriptures appear as listed in the translation by the Jewish Publication Society of America. Books of the Christian Bible appear as listed in the Jerusalem Bible, a 1966 translation of the 1956 French Roman Catholic version. The Old Testament books shown in italic are considered apocryphal in many Christian churches, but they are accepted as canonical in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Armenian and the Ethiopian Oriental Orthodox Church. The Christian Old Testament parallels the Hebrew Scriptures with the exception of these books.
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Bible
Noun
1. the Bible the sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments
2. bible a book regarded as authoritative: this guide has long been regarded as the hill walkers' bible [Greek biblion book]
biblical adj
Bible
See also books; catholicism; christianity; god and gods; hell; heresy; judaism; protestantism; religion; theology.
1. religious writings of disputed origin, regarded by many author-ities as uncanonical.
2. (capitalized) a group of 15 books, not part of the canonical Hebrew Bible, but present in the Septuagint and Vulgate and hence accepted by some as biblical. — apocryphal, adj.
2. (capitalized) a group of 15 books, not part of the canonical Hebrew Bible, but present in the Septuagint and Vulgate and hence accepted by some as biblical. — apocryphal, adj.
a strict following of the teachings of the Bible.
1. an expert in biblical text and exegesis.
2. a person who strictly follows the teachings of the Bible.
2. a person who strictly follows the teachings of the Bible.
the destruction of books, especially the Bible. — biblioclast, n.
a person who respects the Bible excessively and interprets it literally.
a form of divination using books, especially the Bible, in which passages are chosen at random and the future foretold from them.
a doublé reading or interpretation, especially of a Bible passage.
the introduction by an interpreter of his own ideas into a text under explication.
the author of part of the first six books in the Old Testament, so named because of references to God as Elohim. Cf. Yahwist.
critical explication or interpretation of Scripture.
the branch of theology that specializes in interpretation, or exegesis, of Biblical literature. Historically, exegetes have recognized four levels of meaning in the Bible: the historical or literal, the allegorical, the moral, and the anagogical or mystical, putting emphasis on the necessity of a foundation for the latter three in the literal sense. — exegete, n.
an exegete; one skilled in exegesis.
the rationale of conservative American Protestants who regard the Bible as free of errors or contradictions and emphasize its literal interpretation, usually without reference to modern scholarship. Also called literalism. — fundamentalist, n., adj.
the science of interpretation and explanation, especially the branch of theology that deals with the general principles of Biblical interpretation. — hermeneut, hermeneutist, n.
the analysis of Biblical materials that aims to ascertain, from internal evidence, authorship, date, and intent. Cf. Lower Criticism.
1. the theories of John Hutchinson, an 18th-century Yorkshireman, who disputed Newton’s theory of gravitation and maintained that a system of natural science was to be found in the Old Testament.
2. the tenets of the followers of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, an antinomian who lived in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony. — Hutchinsonian, adj.
2. the tenets of the followers of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, an antinomian who lived in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony. — Hutchinsonian, adj.
the belief in inspiration arising from the Scriptures. — inspirationist, n. — inspirative, adj.
a branch of theology that is introductory to actual exegesis, empha-sizing the literary and cultural history of Biblical writings. — isagogic, adj.
a reading from a text, especially a reading from the Bible as part of a church service.
a list of the lections, or texts, to be read in church services through-out the canonical year.
1. fundamentalism.
2. Scripturalism. — literalist, n., adj.
2. Scripturalism. — literalist, n., adj.
the study of Biblical materials that intends to reconstruct their original texts in preparation for the tasks of Higher Criticism. Cf. Higher Criticism.
the spurious writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be biblical in character, as the Books of Enoch. — pseudepigraphic, pseudepigraphical, pseudepigraphous, adj.
a strict compliance with the literal interpretation of the Bible. Also called literalism.
a Biblical scholar who arranges side-by-side excerpts from the first three Gospels to show their resemblances in event, chronology, and language. — synoptic, adj.
1. the writer of a Targum, a translation or paraphrase into Aramaic of a portion of the Old Testament.
2. an authority on Targumic literature. — Targumic, Targumistic, adj.
2. an authority on Targumic literature. — Targumic, Targumistic, adj.
the practice of adhering strictly to the Scriptures. — textualist, textuary, n.
a textualist.
a person who explains the Scriptures in terms of tropes, or figures of speech.
a method of interpreting biblical literature emphasizing the moral implications of the tropes, or figures of speech, used in its composition. — tropological, adj.
the analysis of symbolism, especially of the meaning of Scripture types. — typologist, n. — typological, adj.
the author of part of the first six books in the Old Testament, so named because of numerous references therein to God as Yahweh (Jehovah). Cf. Elohist.
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| Noun | 1. |  Bible - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity family Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Testament - either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible covenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return eisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas exegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) text - a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" Gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood - (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" |
| 2. | bible - a book regarded as authoritative in its field enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location |
Translations
n Bible [ˈbaibl]
1 (withthe) the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments. Bybel العَهْدُ القَديم والعَهْدُ الجَديد (للمسيحيين) библия bible Bibelen die Bibel Βίβλος Biblia piibel انجیل raamattu Bible תָנָ”ך बाईबिल, ईसाइयों की पवित्र पुस्तक Biblija Biblia Alkitab, Injil biblían Bibbia 聖書 성서 Biblija Bībele kitab bible bijbel Bibelen Biblia bíblia Biblie Библия Biblia sveto pismo Biblija bibel, Bibeln คัมภีร์ไบเบิ้ล Kutsal Kitap (Tevrat ve İncil'i içine alan Hristiyanların kitabı) 圣經 Біблія انجیل ، بائبل ، عیسائیوں کی مذہبی کتاب Kinh Thánh 圣经
2 the Jewish Scriptures (the Old Testament). Bybel العَهْدُ القَديم: التَّوراه (لليَهود) Старият завет Starý zákon (část Bible) Det gamle Testamente die Bibel Παλαιά Διαθήκη Biblia vana testament کتاب عهد عتیق؛ بخشی از تورات Bible הַבּרִית הַישָׁנָה इंजील Stari zavjet Ószövetség Kitab Perjanjian Lama Bibbia ユダヤ教聖典（旧約聖書｝ Senasis testamentas Vecā Derība bible Tenach Det gamle testamente Stary Testament Талмуд Starý zákon (časť biblie) sveto pismo Stari Zavet Gamla testamentet พระคัมภีร์เก่าของศาสนาคริสต์ Tevrat (Musevîliğin kitabı) .猶太教《圣經》 Старий Завіт پرانا عہد نامہ Kinh Cựu Ước .犹太教《圣经》
adj biblical [ˈbiblikəl]
(often with capital) of or like the Bible biblical references. Bybelse ، خاصٌّ بالكِتاب المُقَدَّس (توراتي) библейски biblický bibelsk; bibel- biblisch βιβλικός, που έχει σχέση με τη Βίβλο bíblico piibli- انجیلی raamatullinen biblique תָּנָ”כִי बाइबिल का biblijski bibliai injili biblíu-, biblíulegur biblico 聖書の 성서에 있는 Biblijos, biblinis Bībeles-, bībelisks kajian tentang kitab bible bijbels bibelsk, bibel- biblijny bíblico biblic библейский biblický svetopisemski biblijski biblisk เกี่ยวกับหรือในพระคัมภีร์ไบเบิ้ล Kutsal Kitab'a ait 圣經的 біблійний بائبل کا ، کتابی (thuộc) Kinh Thánh 圣经的
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