the bible (noun)
31Bible-basher — (also Bible thumper) noun informal a person who expounds the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way. Derivatives Bible bashing noun & adjective …
32Bible — /ˈbaɪbəl / (say buybuhl) noun 1. the Bible, a. the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament. b. the Old Testament only. 2. a copy of the text of these writings: an old, worn Bible …
33bible-thumping — adjective see bible thumper * * * ˈBible bashing 7 (also ˈBible thumping) noun uncountable ( …
34Bīble-bashing — Bīˈble bashing , ● bible * * * ˈBible bashing 7 (also ˈBible thumping) noun uncountable (informal …
35bible — [ˈbaɪb(ə)l] noun 1) the Bible [singular] the holy book of the Christian and Jewish religions 2) [C] a copy of the Bible 3) [C] the most important book for a particular subject …
36Bible thumper — Bi|ble thump|er [ baıbl ,θʌmpər ] noun count AMERICAN IMPOLITE an insulting word for a Christian who has strong beliefs in what the Bible says and who teaches or talks about it in a strict way ╾ Bi|ble thump|ing noun uncount …
37The Dunciad — Alexander Pope The Dunciad /ˈd …
38the ark — UK [ɑː(r)k] / US [ɑrk] noun come out of the ark Etymology: From the name of the boat in the Bible that Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the great Flood …
39the Eucharist — UK [ˈjuːkərɪst] / US [ˈjukərɪst] noun [singular] a) the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine as a way of remembering Jesus Christ s last meal before he died, according to the Bible. In some Christian churches, this ceremony …
40the Feeding of the Five Thousand — UK / US noun humorous a situation in which you have to provide food for a lot of people • Etymology: From the story in the Bible in which Jesus feeds 5,000 people with only five loaves of bread and two fish …
