Found 3 items, similar to bible.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bible bibel, injil, kitab injil
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Bible Bible n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; “he went to carry the Word to the heathen” [syn: Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word] 2: a book regarded as authoritative in its field
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bible Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr. Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.] 1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible. [1913 Webster] 3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible. [1913 Webster] 4. (Fig.) a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field. [PJC] Bible Society, an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible. Douay Bible. See Douay Bible. Geneva Bible. See under Geneva. [1913 Webster]