- 1the Bible [singular] the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament
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- 2the Bible [singular] the holy book of the Jewish religion, consisting of the Torah (or Law), the prophet, and the Writings
- 3[countable] a copy of the holy book of the Christian or Jewish religion
- 4[countable] a book containing important information on a subject, that you refer to very often the stamp-collector's bible
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