Hypernym

noun

writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity

Instance_Hypernym

Vulgate 1

noun

the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church

Douay Bible 1

noun

an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars

Authorized Version 1

noun

an English translation of the Bible published in 1611

Revised Version 1

noun

a British revision of the Authorized Version

New English Bible 1

noun

a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha

Part_meronym

Old Testament 1

noun

the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Testament 4

noun

either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible

New Testament 1

noun

the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

text 2

noun

a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

Christian Bible 1

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Examples

1.he went to carry the Word to the heathen

Synonyms

Bible 1
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Book 9
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Good Book 1
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Holy Scripture 1
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Holy Writ 1
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Scripture 1
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Word of God 2
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Word 10
the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Hyponym

family Bible 1

noun

a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births

Instance_Hyponym

Vulgate 1

noun

Douay Bible 1

noun

an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars

Authorized Version 1

noun

an English translation of the Bible published in 1611

Revised Version 1

noun

a British revision of the Authorized Version

New English Bible 1

noun

a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha

Part_holonym

Old Testament 1

noun

the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Testament 4

noun

either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible

New Testament 1

noun

the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

text 2

noun

a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

covenant 2

noun

(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

eisegesis 1

noun

personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas

exegesis 1

noun

an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

Gabriel 1

noun

(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

Noah's flood 1

noun

(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings