/ ˈbaɪbl; NAmE / noun
1.
the Bible [ sing. ] the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament
2.
the Bible [ sing. ] the holy book of the Jewish religion, consisting of the Torah (or Law), the Prophets , and the Writings
3.
[ C ] a copy of the holy book of the Christian or Jewish religion
4.
[ C ] a book containing important information on a subject, that you refer to very often :
the stamp-collector's bible
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin biblia , from Greek (ta) biblia (the) books, from biblion book, originally a diminutive of biblos papyrus, scroll, of Semitic origin.