(n.) 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.
(n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
(n.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
Example Sentences:
(1) Liekens, who has been called the "leading lady in sexology", has written several books including The Vagina Book, The Sex Bible and Her Penis Book.
(2) The Bible treats suicide in a factual way and not as wrong or shameful.
(3) It’s no good me swearing on a Bible; I don’t share your faith.” Morrison said: “I will do it, Ray, but I think it’s a very offensive thing for you to ask me to do but I’ll do it if that’s what you require...if you insist I will.” Hadley did not persist with the demand.
(4) On Tuesday, Obama was sworn in with his palm on the same velvet-covered Bible used by Lincoln in 1861, but he had no bible with him at the re-run.
(5) It was a reference to a Bible passage in the New Testament.
(6) A jury is empanelled, 11 of them swearing on the Bible, one on the Qur’an: six women, six men.
(7) I suspect that means he does in fact hew pretty closely to what the Bible says.
(8) Justin Chang, a reviewer for the film industry bible, Variety magazine, called the film a "compelling psychological profile" of Tilikum.
(9) The proposal aims to help pupils learn about the Bible's impact "on our history, language, literature and democracy" and will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the authorised version's publication, Gove said earlier this year.
(10) "It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatbobbing sea."
(11) There have been dozens of inundations in the course of the world's history, and whoever wrote this bit of the Bible had probably experienced one.
(12) A systematic search was made in the Hebrew Bible for expressions of emotional distress.
(13) People who do not know the Bible well have been gulled into thinking it is a good guide to morality.
(14) Both men would take Bibles, he said Indonesians should be too familiar with death to support executions | Laksmi Pamuntjak Read more At midnight, a handful of former art students of Sukumaran and other supporters held a small prayer vigil at the prison door.
(15) It follows the fatal shootings of nine black church members , including a state senator, at a Bible study in Charleston.
(16) I had to read the Bible and other religious books to the priest and answer questions to show I understood them.
(17) "So, as I read the Bible, I am convicted that men and women are equal and different.
(18) "It is often said that 'Queen of the South' is the only team mentioned in the Bible - but I can find many mentions of 'Bury' (starting in Genesis 23) and 'Reading' (Acts 8:28), and, stretching a point, 'Hearts' and 'Wolves' also get some space.
(19) In the Bible God describes His involvement with this dramatic movement … We will learn that the Gay Pride movement would successfully develop as a sign to the world that Judgement Day was about to occur," he writes.
(20) Passages in the Bible attribute one and the same 'life' ('soul') to both (Book of Proverbs 12: 10) and presuppose 'salvation' or 'preservation' of the two (Psalm 36:7c).
Ephod
Definition:
(n.) A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front.