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noun (1)

ˈbī-bəl How to pronounce Bible (audio)
Definition of Biblenext
as in Scripture
a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God she received a lovely Bible as a First Communion gift

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noun (2)

as in guide

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Recent Examples of Bible
Noun
Runway, that bible of fashion and art, is under threat—from Barnes, from his grim brand of techno-Darwinism, from the large language model made flesh. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 Weisberger worked under Wintour at the fashion bible and used the editor as her inspiration for the 2003 novel on which the film was adapted. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
Many officers treat The Soldier and the State, by the political scientist Samuel Huntington, as their civil-military bible. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Rhayuela is looking for Mexican co-producers to join the financing process and enrich the story with their creative input, A complete sales bible is available. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Bible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bible
  1. guide
  2. guidebook
  3. encyclopedia
  4. reference
  5. dictionary
Noun
  • His guide led the group to an area off the Colorado River near Bright Angel Creek.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Upon their arrival in Thailand, Jax and Luce find a guide named John (Tom Brittney) who agrees to shepherd them around the Devil’s Elbow, despite inclement weather that makes the journey even more dangerous.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • Author Milt McAuley wrote in one of his Santa Monica Mountains hiking guidebooks that the lookout tower was removed in the 1970s but provided no further details.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Before leaving New York, Juliet and Avvie bought a hard copy Seoul guidebook and spent time highlighting neighborhoods, historic sites, restaurants, and K-Beauty destinations.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of guidebook
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands of sites are also still citing Musk’s encyclopedia, which could spread misinformation even further.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Bayreuth's 239th Ring Cycle was an encyclopedia of interpretations rather than a new one.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of encyclopedia
Noun
  • Looney Tunes reference scribbled in the geographic direction of Hollywood.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Her mannerisms, comedy, music, references and cultural touchstones were influenced by the Black woman playing her.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reference
Noun
  • That dictionary someone gave Joe for his big day might have gathered dust on his shelves back in Highgate for a week or so.
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After refining their word-swapping dictionary over three months, the ShieldFont creators ended up with a list of nearly 12,000 common words that can be replaced with ligatures.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictionary

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“Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bible. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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