bible
Field's essential guide
A bible is any book considered the definitive authority on its subject: the baker's bible, a fisherman's bible.
The term implies comprehensive, trusted guidance that practitioners consult repeatedly. (Capitalized Bible is the Christian scriptures.)
Settling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- handbookCompact reference guide
- manualWritten instructions for use
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
guide · essential · comprehensive · foundational · standard · ultimate · trusted · indispensable
definitive
Settling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- handbookCompact reference guide
- manualWritten instructions for use
reference · guide · essential · comprehensive · foundational · standard · ultimate · trusted · indispensable · go-to
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- printed worksnovel, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, atlas
- Grandpa'srocking chair, pocket watch, suspenders, cardigan, glasses
- church itemscrucifix, altarpiece, altar cloth, altar candles, monstrance
- medieval documentscharter, royal charter, town charter, indenture, patent
- Inaugurationoath of office, inaugural address, swearing-in, swearing in, presidential oath
bibleSatanic Bible
Central text of LaVeyan doctrine
Quran · Bhagavad Gita · Vedas · Tao Te Ching · Guru Granth Sahib
bibletabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
fiction · pulp fiction · comic book · pornography · smut
biblemisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · hearsay · rumor · pseudoscience · rough draft
- the BibleChristian holy scriptures
- biblical talesNarratives from holy texts
- biblical scenesDepictions from scripture
- Bible translationsSacred text in various languages
- biblical imagerySymbolic language from scripture
- biblical lawsReligious statutes from scripture
biblical, bibles, bibliophile, bibliography, bibliomania, bibliophiles, bibliomaniac, biblically