BIBLE

Holy Bible [noun] - (a copy of) the holy book of the Christian religion consisting of the Old and New Testaments, or the holy book of the Jewish religion consisting of the Law, the Prophets and the WritingsIn the Bible it says that Adam and Eve were the first human beings. [U]He studies the Bible every day. [U]Her parents gave her a bible when she was a young child. [C]He used to give out the bibles and hymn books in church. [C]Bible-reading classes are held in the church hall every Thursday evening.A bible is also a book which gives important advice and information about a particular subject.Vogue magazine quickly became the bible of fashionable women.(informal disapproving) A Bible-basher/(esp. US) Bible-thumper is a person who tries in a forceful or enthusiastic way to persuade other people to believe in Christianity and to believe that what the Bible says is true.He is an evangelical minister who has been described by the press as a Bible-basher.I get really fed up with all her Bible-bashing/(esp. US) Bible-thumping (= forceful or enthusiastic attempts to persuade other people to believe in Christianity).The Bible Belt is the southern and central regions of the United States where many people have traditional Christian beliefs and believe that what is written in the Bible is completely true.