bible

Meaning

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).
3. (broadly) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
4. A reference document used by screenwriters, with information on characters, settings, and other elements of a project.
5. A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
6. Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
7. A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
8. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
9. The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

Synonyms

psalterium

fardel

manyplies

omasum

Bible

big book

scripture

textbook

📖

treatise

Translations

Bibel

bible

bijbel

biblia

bibbia

Bíblia

omasum

feuillet

Bible

bíblia

الكتاب المقدس

Blättermagen

Bibbia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaɪbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bible

In summary

From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".