ˈbiblē(ˌ)äˈpau̇pəˌru̇m, -blēəˈp-, -ˈpȯpərəm noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: New Latin, literally, Bible of the poor
: one of a class of biblical picture books that depicted important scriptural events and were used in medieval and somewhat later times as a means of instructing large numbers of people in the Christian faith