Bible (n.) 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.
Bible (n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
Bible (n.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
Bibler (v. t.) A great drinker; a tippler.
Biblical (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
Biblicality (n.) The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.
Biblically (adv.) According to the Bible.
Biblicism (n.) Learning or literature relating to the Bible.
Biblicist (n.) One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures.
Bibliograph (n.) Bibliographer.
Bibliographer (n.) One who writes, or is versed in, bibliography.
Bibliographic (a.) Alt. of Bibliographical
Bibliographical (a.) Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books.
Bibliographies (pl. ) of Bibliography
Bibliography (n.) A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.
Bibliolater (n.) Alt. of Bibliolatrist
Bibliolatrist (n.) A worshiper of books; especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a believer in its verbal inspiration.
Bibliolatry (n.) Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures.
Bibliological (a.) Relating to bibliology.
Bibliology (n.) An account of books; book lore; bibliography.
Bibliology (n.) The literature or doctrine of the Bible.
Bibliomancy (n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events.
Bibliomania (n.) A mania for acquiring books.
Bibliomaniac (n.) One who has a mania for books.
Bibliomaniac (a.) Relating to a bibliomaniac.
Bibliomaniacal (a.) Pertaining to a passion for books; relating to a bibliomaniac.
Bibliopegic (a.) Relating to the binding of books.
Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Bibliopegistic (a.) Pertaining to the art of binding books.
Bibliopegy (n.) The art of binding books.
Bibliophile (n.) A lover of books.
Bibliophilism (n.) Love of books.
Bibliophilist (n.) A lover of books.
Bibliophobia (n.) A dread of books.
Bibliopole (n.) One who sells books.
Bibliopolic (a.) Alt. of Bibliopolar
Bibliopolar (a.) Of or pertaining to the sale of books.
Bibliopolism (n.) The trade or business of selling books.
Bibliopolist (n.) Same as Bibliopole.
Bibliopolistic (a.) Of or pertaining to bibliopolism.
Bibliotaph (n.) Alt. of Bibliotaphist
Bibliotaphist (n.) One who hides away books, as in a tomb.
Bibliothec (n.) A librarian.
Bibliotheca (n.) A library.
Bibliothecal (a.) Belonging to a library.
Bibliothecary (n.) A librarian.
Bibliotheke (n.) A library.
Biblist (n.) One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith.
Biblist (n.) A biblical scholar; a biblicist.
Bibracteate (a.) Furnished with, or having, two bracts.
Bibulous (v. t.) Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.
Bibulous (v. t.) Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.
Bibulously (adv.) In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption.
Bicalcarate (a.) Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.
Bicallose (a.) Alt. of Bicallous
Bicallous (a.) Having two callosities or hard spots.
Bicameral (a.) Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches.
Bicapsular (a.) Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.
Bicarbonate (n.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate.
Bicarbureted (a.) Alt. of -retted
-retted (a.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
Bicarinate (a.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses.
Bicaudal (a.) Having, or terminating in, two tails.
Bicaudate (a.) Two-tailed; bicaudal.
Bicched (a.) Pecked; pitted; notched.
Bice (n.) Alt. of Bise
Bise (n.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.
Bicentenary (a.) Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years; as, a bicentenary celebration.
Bicentenary (n.) The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.
Bicentennial (a.) Consisting of two hundred years.
Bicentennial (a.) Occurring every two hundred years.
Bicentennial (n.) The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.
Bicephalous (a.) Having two heads.
Biceps (n.) A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.
Bichir (n.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Bichloride (n.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.
Bicho (n.) See Jigger.
Bichromate (n.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate.
Bichromatize (v. t.) To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.
Bicipital (a.) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle.
Bicipital (a.) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm.
Bicipital (a.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.
Bicipitous (a.) Having two heads; bicipital.
Bicker (n.) A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.
Bickered (imp. & p. p.) of Bicker
Bickering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bicker
Bicker (v. i.) To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.
Bicker (v. i.) To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.
Bicker (v. i.) To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.
Bicker (n.) A skirmish; an encounter.
Bicker (n.) A fight with stones between two parties of boys.
Bicker (n.) A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.
Bickerer (n.) One who bickers.
Bickering (n.) A skirmishing.
Bickering (n.) Altercation; wrangling.
Bickerment (n.) Contention.
Bickern (n.) An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself.
Bicolligate (v. t.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.
Bicolor (a.) Alt. of Bicolored
Bicolored (a.) Of two colors.