1
capitalized, religion
a
: the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament
b
: the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)
2
obsolete
: book
3
capitalized religion
: a copy or an edition of the Bible
gave each of her grandchildren a Bible
4
: a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership
the fisherman's bible
the bible of the entertainment industry
Examples of bible in a Sentence
She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible.
The book is famous among foodies—it's the gourmet's bible.
The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.
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Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Last Friday, as NYC natives put in their happy-hour drink orders at the end of a long week, the city’s gossip bible, Page Six, reported that Bravo would be taking RHONY off the air after 15 seasons.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
These are richly imagined characters rather than assemblages of traits correlating with plot as if in a showrunner’s bible.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Domingo, Hamilton, Rocky and Williams all individually grace four special covers of the fashion bible’s May 2025 issue — celebrating their views on Black excellence, resiliency, and power.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
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Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Last Friday, as NYC natives put in their happy-hour drink orders at the end of a long week, the city’s gossip bible, Page Six, reported that Bravo would be taking RHONY off the air after 15 seasons.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
These are richly imagined characters rather than assemblages of traits correlating with plot as if in a showrunner’s bible.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Domingo, Hamilton, Rocky and Williams all individually grace four special covers of the fashion bible’s May 2025 issue — celebrating their views on Black excellence, resiliency, and power.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
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“Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bible. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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Bible
noun
Bi·ble
ˈbī-bəl
1
a
: a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God
b
: a book containing the sacred writings of some other religion
2
not capitalized
: a publication widely read and considered very important
the bible of show business
Etymology
Middle English Bible "the Bible," from early French Bible (same meaning), from Latin biblia (same meaning), from Greek biblia (plural) "books," derived from Byblos, ancient city in Phoenicia from which the Greeks imported papyrus
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