name
Meaning 1
The Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
Good Book
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of good books (“favorable regard; good graces”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2012, David Pawson, JESUS: The Seven Wonders of HIStory, Anchor Recordings Ltd. ... and then, because Jesus died for you and paid for your sin already, you can be acquitted, justified in God's sight, put in his good book.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: good books
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Good Book (“the Christian Bible”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he went to carry the Word to the heathen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
Narrower terms: family Bible, Vulgate, Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version, Authorized Version, King James Version, King James Bible, Revised Version, New English Bible, American Standard Version, American Revised Version, Revised Standard Version
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: gutes Buch (das gute Buch) — the Good Book
- Polish: Pismo Święte — the Good Book
- Romanian: cartea sfântă — the Good Book
- Romanian: Sfânta Scriptură — the Good Book