*2. The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
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*2. The [[Judaism|Jewish]] holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
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*3. The analogous holy book of another religion.
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*3. The [[analogy|analogous]] holy book of another [[religion]].
*4. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
*4. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''
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Latin biblia “a collection of books” (since there are many books in the Bible) < Ancient Greek βιβλία, (biblia) “books”, plural of βιβλίον (biblion) “book”, originally a diminutive of βίβλος (biblos) < βύβλος (bublos) “[[papyrus]]” (from the ancient [[Phoenicia]]n city of [[Byblos]] which exported this writing material)
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Latin biblia “a collection of books” (since there are many books in the Bible) < Ancient Greek βιβλία, (biblia) “books”, plural of βιβλίον (biblion) “book”, originally a diminutive of βίβλος (biblos) < βύβλος (bublos) “[[papyrus]]” (from the ancient [[Phoenicia]]n city of [[Byblos]] which exported this writing [[material]])