bible

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

• [Editor David W. Blight said:] Deeply in need of father figures and spiritual hope, and “religiously seeking knowledge,” as he recalled it, the slave boy [the young Frederick Douglass] turned to a religious black man, a freeman named Charle

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

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

• If a person should happen to meet them when on these journeys, he should, if he has not a bible in his pocket, draw a circle round him on the ground, and in God's name forbid their approach.
• The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.

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

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

A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.broadly

• handyman’s bible
• K&R is considered the bible of C programming

Ellipsis of pitch bible.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.

• Could you please add these to the case bible?

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

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.

Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

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