Scripture vs. Bible

Scripturenoun

A sacred writing or holy book.

‘The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.’;

Biblenoun

An exemplar of the Bible.

Scripturenoun

(by extension) An authoritative statement.

Biblenoun

A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).

Scripturenoun

Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.

‘I have put it in scripture and in remembrance.’; ‘Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the tomb, the which was in Latin.’;

Biblenoun

(nautical) nodot=a: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

Scripturenoun

The books of the Old and the New Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; - used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural.

‘There is not any action a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear precept or prohibition for it.’; ‘Compared with the knowledge which the Scriptures contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity.’;

Biblenoun

(at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.

Scripturenoun

A passage from the Bible; a text.

‘The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.’; ‘Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful Scripture.’;

Biblenoun

Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

Scripturenoun

the sacred writings of the Christian religions;

‘he went to carry the Word to the heathen’;

Biblenoun

A book.

Scripturenoun

any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

Biblenoun

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.

Biblenoun

A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.

Biblenoun

a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.

Biblenoun

the sacred writings of the Christian religions;

‘he went to carry the Word to the heathen’;

Biblenoun

a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, ) is a collection of religious texts, writings, or scriptures sacred in Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, Rastafarianism, and many other faiths. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation of texts of a variety of forms that are all linked by the belief that they are collectively revelations of God.

‘the books’;