Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.
   Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book,
   prop. Egyptian papyrus.]
   1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. {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.

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

Source : WordNet®

Bible
     n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
          carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Christian Bible},
          {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture},
           {Word of God}, {Word}]
     2: a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

bible
     
         The most detailed and authoritative reference
        for a particular language, {operating system} or other complex
        software system.  It is also used to denote one of a small
        number of such books such as {Knuth} and {K&R}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1996-12-03)