bibbia
Bible
noun BEEB-byah Rare
Origin: From Greek biblia (books), via Latin.
Usage Note
La bibbia is feminine and written lowercase when referring to a generic authoritative text ('the bible of cooking'). When referring to the sacred scripture it is capitalised: la Bibbia. In colloquial Italian it is often used hyperbolically: questo manuale è la bibbia del falegname ('this manual is the bible of the carpenter').
Examples
"Ha letto la Bibbia dall'inizio alla fine."
Natural Translation
He read the Bible from beginning to end.
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