bible
French, noun/bibl/
bible is spelled B-I-B-L-E (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,224th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bible is a French feminine noun meaning “bible (comprehensive text)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Exemplaire imprimé de la Bible”.
What does bible mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebible (comprehensive text)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exemplaire imprimé de la Bible. 2. Ouvrage de référence et d’autorité dans un domaine donné. 3. Document décrivant les éléments important d’une série télévisée, permettant une homogénéité du programme malgré le nombre important d’intervenants. 4. Livret distribué gratuitement dans les théâtres contenant les informations sur la pièce.
noun: 1. Papier bible : type de papier très fin utilisé pour imprimer des textes de taille importante.
noun: 1. Machine pour lancer des pierres en usage du XIᵉ au XIIIᵉ siècle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bible
- bibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bible?
- /bibl/
- \bibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bible in French?
bible appears 18 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).