Bī’ble, n.

(bī’bĭ), n. [Fr. bible, Pr. biblia, Lat. biblia, -orum, Gr. βίβλια, pl. of βίβλιον; dimin. of βίβλος, book.] THE Book, by way of eminence; the sacred volume, in which are contained the revelations of God, the principles of Christian faith, and the rules of practice; the Old and New Testaments; the Scriptures.