Bible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnid/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːbɹiˈɛtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːbɹiˈɛtəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹnid/.

Examples

he went to carry the Word to the heathen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Word Scripture Holy Writ Good Book Christian Bible Holy Scripture Book Word of God

Parts of Speech

noun	the sacred writings of the Christian religions “he went to carry the Word to the heathen”
noun	a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Word Forms

biblical	adjective	in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people
scriptural	adjective	of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bibel

die heiligen Schriften der christlichen Religionen

🇪🇸Spanish

Biblia

las escrituras sagradas de las religiones cristianas

🇮🇹Italian

Bibbia

le sacre scritture delle religioni cristiane

🇳🇱Dutch

Bijbel

de heilige geschriften van de christelijke religies

🇵🇹Portuguese

Bíblia

os escritos sagrados das religiões cristãs

🇷🇺Russian

Библия

священные писания христианских религий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाइबिल

ईसाई धर्मों के पवित्र लेख

🇧🇩Bengali

বাইবেল

খ্রিস্টান ধর্মের পবিত্র লেখা

🇮🇳Tamil

பைபிள்

கிறிஸ்தவ மதங்களின் புனித நூல்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బైబిల్

క్రైస్తవ మతాల పవిత్ర గ్రంథాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

बायबल

ख्रिश्चन धर्मांचे पवित्र लिखाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાઇબલ

ખ્રિસ્તી ધર્મોના પવિત્ર લખાણો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೈಬಲ್

ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಧರ್ಮಗಳ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಬರಹಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൈബിൾ

ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ മതങ്ങളുടെ വിശുദ്ധ ലിഖിതങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਈਬਲ

ਈਸਾਈ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بائبل

عیسائی مذاہب کی مقدس تحریریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圣经

基督教的神圣著作

🇯🇵Japanese

聖書

キリスト教諸宗教の神聖な書物

🇰🇷Korean

성경

기독교의 신성한 저서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh thánh

các tác phẩm thiêng liêng của các tôn giáo Kitô giáo

🇹🇭Thai

พระคัมภีร์

งานเขียนอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของศาสนาคริสต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

Alkitab

kitab suci agama Kristen

🇵🇭Filipino

bibliya

ang mga sagradong kasulatan ng mga relihiyong Kristiyano

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكتاب المقدس

الكتابات المقدسة للديانات المسيحية

🇮🇷Persian

کتاب مقدس

نوشته های مقدس ادیان مسیحی

🇹🇷Turkish

İncil

Hıristiyan dinlerinin kutsal yazıları

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּתבֵי הַקוֹדֶשׁ

כתבי הקודש של הדתות הנוצריות

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