Good Book

Other forms: Good Books

Definitions of Good Book
  1. noun
    the sacred writings of the Christian religions
    synonyms: Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God
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    Vulgate
    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-Rheims Version
    an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
    Authorized Version
    an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
    Revised Version
    a British revision of the Authorized Version
    New English Bible
    a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
    American Standard Version
    a revised version of the King James Version
    Revised Standard Version
    a revision of the American Standard Version
    types:
    family Bible
    a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
    type of:
    religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
    writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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