What's the difference between bible and lesson?

Bible


Definition:

  • (n.) A book.
  • (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).

Lesson


Definition:

  • (n.) Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one time.
  • (n.) That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing.
  • (n.) A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.
  • (n.) A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
  • (n.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
  • (v. t.) To teach; to instruct.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Alternatively, try the Hawaii Fish O nights, every Friday from 26 July until the end of August, featuring a one-hour paddleboard lesson, followed by a fish-and-chip supper looking out over the waves you've just battled (£16.75).
  • (2) The only lesson I’ll learn from this is don’t win in the third round.
  • (3) As the Independent prepares to bring out its new daily, i, what lessons could it take from its namesake in Portugal ?
  • (4) The £1m fine, proposed during the Leveson inquiry into press standards, was designed to demonstrate how seriously the industry was taking lessons learned after the failure of the Press Complains Commission tto investigate phone hacking at the News of the World.
  • (5) The lesson, spelled out by Oak Creek's mayor, Steve Saffidi, was that it shouldn't have taken a tragedy for Sikhs, or anyone else, to find acceptance.
  • (6) Lessons have been learned from previous Games, not least London 2012, in how to best frame the sporting action for maximum impact – not only for those watching on television but those attending in person.
  • (7) Children as young as 18 months start by sliding on tiny skis in soft supple boots, while over-threes have more formal lessons in the snow playground.
  • (8) On Sunday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice confirmed a serious further offence review would take place to see if lessons can be learned from the case.
  • (9) Among the implications of the less-than-impressive substantive results of the MWTA is the lesson that while a crisis can tilt the political balance in favor of regulatory legislation, it cannot as readily produce the consensus required to sustain that regulation at the levels promised in the legislation.
  • (10) Lord Mandelson told bankers today that the one-off tax that will be imposed on their bonuses in today's pre-budget report was not designed to "teach them a lesson".
  • (11) But when he decided to teach you a lesson, he was relentless, and he took no prisoners.
  • (12) There are harsh lessons in football and we have learned some over the last week.” Two James Milner penalties and goals from the impressive Adam Lallana, Sadio Mané and Philippe Coutinho took Liverpool’s tally to 24 in eight games.
  • (13) But you have to accept it, learn fast and mature, to be strong.” It would be a decade before those lessons needed to applied again.
  • (14) Mr Cameron said on Thursday that our duty is "to honour those who served; to remember those who died; and to ensure that the lessons learned live with us for ever".
  • (15) Our latest Global development podcast explores the lessons the Ebola outbreak can teach us about global health inequality, looking at the weaknesses in the current response, the shortfall in global health spending, and the actions required to prevent further outbreaks.
  • (16) Cameron also believes the planned peace talks can lure Assad's acolytes to break with their leader by vowing that if he goes, the existing military and security services will be preserved, saying the aim was "to learn the lessons of Iraq".
  • (17) According to Krugman, our governments have failed to learn the lessons of the Great Depression.
  • (18) One theory is that the army have learned the lesson of 2012 – the year they ruled Egypt and turned the people against them – that they will protect their interests and their privileged position and return as soon as possible to the director's chair – in the shadows.
  • (19) The lessons from successful, modern economies is that the state has to be active in supporting, promoting, and demanding innovation in order to flourish.
  • (20) The British and Canadian experiences provide lessons from which America can profit, and the Oregon health plan is an experiment in this direction.