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Webster 1913 Edition

Bible

Bi′ble

(bī′b’l)
,
Noun.
[F.
bible
, L.
biblia
, pl., fr. Gr.
βιβλία
, pl. of
βιβλίον
, dim. of
βίβλος
,
βύβλος
, book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
1.
A book.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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
.
3.
A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion;
as, the Koran is often called the Muslim
Bible
.
Bible Society
,
an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
–
Douay Bible
.
See
Douay Bible
.
–
Geneva Bible
.
See under
Geneva
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bible

BI'BLE

,
Noun.
[Gr. a book.]

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