pjane (01/29/83)
bible \bi-bel\n[ME, fr. OF, fr. ML biblia, fr. Gk, pl. of biblion book, dim. of byblos papyrus, book, fr. Byblos, ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported] 1 cap a : the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament b : the sacred scriptures of some other religion (as Judaism) 2 obs : BOOK 3 cap : a copy or an edition of the Bible 4 : a publication that is preeminent esp. in authoritativeness <the fisherman's~> 5 : something suggesting a book: as a : a small holystone b : OMASUM god\gad alsogod\n[ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] 1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as a: the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness whom men worship as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind 2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require man's worship; specif : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality 3 : a person or thing of supreme value 4 : a powerful ruler "Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary" Copyright 1981 I thought an authority might help the situation. Sugar ihuxe!pjane
sjb (01/31/83)
Is that to mean that we are all to believe in everything that's in the dictionary? Because those are the definitions in Webster's, are you saying that everyone else is wrong? And since when was Webster an ''authority'' on religion, God, etc?