the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.

Also called Hebrew Scriptures. the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion

known to Christians as the Old Testament.

( often lowercase ) the sacred writings of any religion.

( lowercase ) any book, reference work, periodical, etc., accepted as authoritative, informative, or reliable

He regarded that particular bird book as the birdwatchers' bible.

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authority , creed , doctrine , guide , guidebook , handbook , manual , sacred writ , sacred writings , scripture , testament , text , the good news , (catholic) douay bible , (mohammedan) koran , anagogy , apocrypha , canon , covenant , exegesis , fundamentalism , gideon , hermeneutics , homologoumena , polyglot , revelation , the scriptures , the word of god , vulgate