English word senses marked with topical category "Books of the Bible"
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Total 76 word senses
- Acts (Proper name) Clipping of Acts of the Apostles.
- Amos (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Apocalypse (Proper name) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)
- Baruch (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Cr. (Proper name) Abbreviation of Corinthians.
- Daniel (Proper name) A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
- Deuteronomy (Proper name) The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
- Ecclesiasticus (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Ephesians (Proper name) The tenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Ephesus which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.
- Esther (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Ezra (Proper name) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Galatians (Proper name) The ninth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians.
- Hebrews (Proper name) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.
- Job (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Job (Proper name) A male given name from Hebrew
- Job (Proper name) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
- Joel (Proper name) A minor prophet, a son of Samuel, and other Old Testament persons.
- John (Proper name) A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.; Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.
- John (Proper name) A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.; Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
- John (Proper name) A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
- John (Proper name) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
- John (Proper name) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
- John (Proper name) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
- Jonah (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Judas (Proper name) Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle.
- Judges (Proper name) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Kings (Proper name) One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Lamentations (Proper name) a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh
- Letter of Jeremiah (Proper name) A deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament, attributed to Jeremiah and addressed to the Jews who were about to be carried away as captives to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.
- Luke (Proper name) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
- Maccabees (Proper name) One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Malachi (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Mark (Proper name) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.
- Matthew (Proper name) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
- Numbers (Proper name) The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.
- Obadiah (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Peter (Proper name) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
- Philippians (Proper name) The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.
- Prayer of Manasseh (Proper name) A book of the Apocrypha of the Bible.
- Proverbs (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.
- Psalms (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Revelation (Proper name) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- Romans (Proper name) The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome.
- Ruth (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Samuel (Proper name) One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- Sirach (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Susanna (Proper name) A female given name from Hebrew
- Susanna (Proper name) A follower of Jesus (Luke 8:3)
- Susanna (Proper name) A book of the Apocrypha.
- Thessalonians (Proper name) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians), epistles to the Christians in ancient Thessaloniki.
- Timothy (Proper name) Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
- Timothy (Proper name) A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.
- Timothy (Proper name) A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
- Titus (Proper name) The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
- Tobit (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Wisdom (Proper name) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach (Proper name) Ecclesiasticus, a book of the Bible.
- Wisdom of Solomon (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- Zephaniah (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- 1 John (Proper name) The twenty-third book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle of John.
- 1 Kings (Proper name) The eleventh book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 1 Maccabees (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- 1 Peter (Proper name) The first epistle of Peter, the twenty-first book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- 1 Samuel (Proper name) The ninth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 1 Thessalonians (Proper name) The thirteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to the Thessalonians.
- 1 Timothy (Proper name) The fifteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to Timothy.
- 2 John (Proper name) The twenty-fourth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle of John.
- 2 Kings (Proper name) The twelfth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 2 Maccabees (Proper name) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- 2 Peter (Proper name) The second epistle of Peter, the twenty-second book of the New Testament of the Bible.
- 2 Samuel (Proper name) The tenth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 2 Thessalonians (Proper name) The fourteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to the Thessalonians.
- 2 Timothy (Proper name) The sixteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to Timothy.
- 3 John (Proper name) The antepenultimate book of the New Testament of the Bible, the third epistle of John.
- 3 Kings (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 4 Kings (Proper name) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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