the Bible

noun

: the book of sacred writings used in the Christian religion

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When the First Amendment was written, the scholar Richard Brown has noted, only about a quarter of households owned a book besides the Bible and only half of the free white male population read newspapers. Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025 Likewise, the Bible once read by Josephine’s mother leaves her cold. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 That sense of purpose, Gabbard said, has always been grounded in faith -- including the Bible and Bhagavad Gita texts. Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025 American bishops have confirmed a new official translation of the Bible will be known as the Catholic American Bible. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Bible

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