1.
[syn: Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.
Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book,
prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
2. The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which
is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of
divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in
the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted
sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay
Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of
writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical
Bible.
[1913 Webster]
3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any
religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan
Bible.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Fig.) a book with an authoritative exposition of some
topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
[PJC]
Bible Society, an association for securing the
multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.
Douay Bible. See Douay Bible.
Geneva Bible. See under Geneva.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Douay Bible \Dou"ay Bi"ble\ [From Douay, or Douai, a town in
France.]
A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for
the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the
Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New
Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the
Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised
editions have since been published. [Written also Doway
Bible. Called also the Rheims and Douay version.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Douay Bible
n 1: an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic
scholars [syn: Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-
Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay
Bible, Rheims-Douay Version]