English Dictionary

bible

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbaɪbəl/

名詞

別表記 広義

Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”)

日本語の意味

『Bible』（通常は大文字で始まる）の大文字・小文字の表記による変形形。具体的には、キリスト教の宗教文書である聖書の特定の版、エディション、翻訳、または写本を指す場合に用いられる。

She always carries a leather-bound bible of her favorite translation to church study groups.

彼女はいつも、お気に入りの翻訳の革表紙の聖書を教会の勉強会に持って行きます。

意味（1）

Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”)

The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.

意味（2）

Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”)

The Buddhist bible tells this story of Buddha’s time of temptation when he was living as a hermit on the Mount of Snow.

意味（3）

(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.

handyman’s bible

意味（4）

(nautical) Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

意味（5）

(at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.

My friend’s a genius, he will give me problems one through nine. The bible of a sophomore will have the needed lines.

意味（6）

Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

意味（7）

(locksmithing) The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

bibles （ plural ）