n. | 1. | A book. | |||||||||
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; | ||||||||||
3. | A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; | ||||||||||
4. | a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
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2. | bible - a book regarded as authoritative in its field |
(publication) | bible - The most detailed and authoritative reference for a particular language, operating system or other complex software system. It is also used to denote one of a small number of such books such as Knuth and K&R. |