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Bible meaning

EN[ˈbaɪbəl] [-aɪbəl]
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  • The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. There is no single "Bible" and many Bibles with varying contents exist.
  • With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies, the Bible is widely considered to be the best selling book of all time, has estimated annual sales of 100 million copies, and has been a major influence on literature and history,
  • ^ Riches, John (2000). The Bible: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-0-19-285343-1.
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    Definition of Bible in English Dictionary

  • NounPLBiblesSUF-ible
    1. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
    2. Proper noun
      1. The main religious text in Christianity.
        1. In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions.
      2. The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
        1. She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious.
      3. The analogous holy book of another religion.
        1. A matronymic surname​.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • 1611, Bible (KJV): Leviticus 24:18, And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
            • 1611, Bible (KJV): Proverbs 10:12, Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
            • In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
          2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
            • Archaeological evidence has demythologized some parts of the Bible.
            • Some feminists have sought to depatriarchalize the Bible.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Nouns
            • Countable nouns
              • Countable proper nouns
              • Proper nouns
                • Countable proper nouns
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            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of Bible for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "Bible" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a proper noun.
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