bibles

noun

plural of bible
as in guides

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  1. guides
  2. guidebooks
  3. encyclopedias
  4. dictionaries
  5. references
Noun
  • Increasingly, however, these influencers are guides, companions, cultural interpreters, and trusted sources of information in an age of rock-bottom trust in public institutions.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In the paper, the authors encourage anyone able to observe the impact to give it a try—and point to guides to help amateurs.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • The depth of its riches are laid out in an ambitious recent series of culinary guidebooks by a group called Colima Sabe.
    — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • An unexpected setback helped reveal what makes Scotland so special beyond the guidebooks.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Definition of guidebooks
Noun
  • The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Definition of encyclopedias
Noun
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Adopt a sensitive data detection platform that’s access-control-aware and lineage-savvy and extend it with custom dictionaries and RegEx patterns.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of dictionaries
Noun
  • Simply learning about the progression of dials on vintage GMT-Master and Daytona references could take years of research.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
  • That meant removing explicit references to Jewish despair, which could contradict the Soviet narrative of total victory.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of references
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