(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).
Quran
Definition:
(n.) See Koran.
Example Sentences:
(1) Photograph: Guardian Many members of the local Muslim community joined Kassig’s parents in prayer as Hazem Bata, executive director of the Plainfield, Indiana-based Islamic Society of North America, quoted passages from the Quran and urged Kassig’s captors to free him.
(2) Shariah was never intended to be coercively applied by the state.” Similar to how the US Constitution is seen as a living document with interpretations that have expanded over the years, more so is the Quran, which serves as a cornerstone of Shariah, he said.
(3) There are no Islamic courts, no practice of its jurisprudence, no laws from the Quran, and yet on Saturday we saw Reclaim Australia rally violently, their placards demanding the country say “No to Sharia!” Reclaim Australia rallies 'hurtful' to new migrants and refugees Read more Seeing barricades, lines of mounted officers, rivals groups brawling over the truth of the “Islamification” of Australia, is a little overblown when we consider that Muslims, as 2% of the population, possess little by way of political power, have no significant representation, and own no capacity to impose their will.
(4) If he’s not listening to Quranic psalmody on a religious station, it will be Shems FM or Radio Mosaique, or perhaps a discussion in lucid, Sorbonnesque French on the public radio station.
(5) A form of Koranic medicine known as Kombe, which included the use of Quranic inscriptions, was used widely.
(6) A study was conducted in Morocco to assess the cognitive consequences of Quranic preschooling.
(7) 350 6-7-year-old children were selected in a way which allowed contrasts in terms of preschool experience (none vs. Quranic vs. modern), environment (urban vs. rural), maternal language (Arabic vs. Berber), and gender.
(8) So far, it says the lawyer who filed the complaint against Karoui has quoted the Quran, and a prosecutor has claimed: "My 11-year-old son was traumatised by the shocking scenes of Persepolis – couldn't sleep for three nights."
(9) The reading measures indicated superior performance among those children with urban background, Arabic maternal language, and, to a lesser extent, Quranic schooling.
(10) These findings replicate earlier reports by Scribner and Cole that Quranic schooling affects specific (and not general) memory skills.
(11) "Baghdadi wants to bring the Americans into a war with him so he will prove what was written in the Quran and the prophecies that (Christians) will fight against the Muslims," said a leading Iraqi expert on Isis, Hisham al-Hashimi.
(12) Results indicated specific and positive effects of Quranic schooling on serial memory but not on other memory or cognitive tasks.