bible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
    Christian Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Book; Good Book; Scripture.
    • he went to carry the Word to the heathen
  2. noun a book regarded as authoritative in its field

WordNet

Bi"ble noun
Etymology
F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr. Gr. , pl. of , dim. of , , book, prop. Egyptian papyrus.
Definitions
  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 Mohammedan Bible. 4. (Fig.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many experts on the field.

Webster 1913