bible
bi.ble \'bi--b*l\ n [ME, fr OF, fr. ML biblia, fr. Gk, pl. of biblion book,
dim. of ] often attrib byblos papyrus, book, fr. Byblos, ancient Phoenician
city from which papyrus was exported cap 1: the sacred scriptures of
Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament cap 2: the
sacred scriptures of Judaism or of some other religion obs 3: BOOK cap
4: a copy or an edition of the Bible 5: a publication that is preeminent
esp. in authoritativeness 6: something suggesting a book : as 6a: a small
holystone 6b: OMASUM