different between bible vs postbiblical

English

Etymology

From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek ?????? (biblía, “books”), plural of ??????? (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of ?????? (bíblos, “book”), from ?????? (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Old English used biblioþ?ce (from ??????????) and ?ewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?ba?b?l/
• Rhymes: -a?b?l

Noun

bible (plural bibles)

1. An exemplar of the Bible.
2. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
   • 1995, Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine

     Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. Its tone – energetic, optimistic, inexhaustible, confused – matched theirs exactly. Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.

3. (nautical) Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
4. (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
   • 1965, Matt Fichtenbaum and Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw” in The Broadside of Boston, vol. III, No. 22:

5. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

   Synonyms: psalterium, omasum, manyplies, fardel

Related terms

• biblical

Translations

Czech

Proper noun

bible f

1. Bible

Declension

Derived terms

• biblický
• biblista

Further reading

• bible in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• bible in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bibl/

Noun

bible f (plural bibles)

1. bible (comprehensive text)

Derived terms

• biblique
• bibliste

Further reading

• “bible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Bible, bibel, bibile, byble, bybill, bibelle, bybulle, bibill

Etymology

From Old French bible, from Medieval Latin biblia, from biblia), from Ancient Greek ?????? (biblía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bi?b?l/

Proper noun

bible

1. The Bible (Christian holy book); a copy of the Bible.
2. (rare) The Koran (Muslim holy book).

Descendants

• English: Bible
• Scots: Bible

References

• “b?ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

Noun

bible

1. Any book that is of extensive length.
2. A compendium, collection, or storehouse of books.

Descendants

• English: bible
• Scots: bible

References

• “b?ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

English

Etymology

post- +? biblical

Adjective

postbiblical (not comparable)

1. After the publication of the Bible.

   postbiblical literature