CHAPTER AND VERSE


Meaning of CHAPTER AND VERSE in English

I. noun

( plural chapters and verses )

Etymology: so called from the tradition of citing biblical sources by chapter and verse number

1. : the exact reference or source of information or justification for what one has said or written

he claims, and gives chapter and verse for it, that he was an accurate and skillful rhymer — Modern Language Notes

2. : full precise information or detail

giving chapter and verse for what was already known in general terms — Newsweek

impressed her with the far-reaching program and gave her chapter and verse to prove its value — New York Herald Tribune Book Review

II. adverb

1. : with precise exactness

repeat chapter and verse the ideas Croly had advanced — C.B.Forcey

2. : in full precise detail

explain slowly, chapter and verse, what we were to do

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.