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| Main Entry: | bible |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holy book; authoritative book |
| Synonyms: | authority, creed, doctrine, guide, guidebook, handbook, manual, testament, text, sacred writ, sacred writings, scripture, the good news |
| Main Entry: | handbook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document giving instruction, information |
| Synonyms: | bible, compendium, directory, encyclopedia, fundamentals, guide, guidebook, manual, text, textbook, enchiridion, instruction book, vade mecum |
| Main Entry: | manual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | book giving instruction |
| Synonyms: | bible, compendium, guide, guidebook, handbook, primer, reference book, text, textbook, cookbook, enchiridion, schoolbook, workbook |
| Main Entry: | Good Book |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Holy Bible |
| Synonyms: | Bible, American Standard Version, Book of Books, Christian Bible, Holy Writ, King James Bible |
| Main Entry: | book |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | published document |
| Synonyms: | album, bible, booklet, brochure, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, handbook, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph, novel, omnibus, opus, pamphlet, periodical, portfolio, primer, publication, reader, roll, scroll, text, textbook, thesaurus, tome, tract, treatise, volume, work, writing, atlas, bestseller, codex, folio, hardcover, nonfiction, octavo, offprint, opuscule, paperback, preprint, quarto, reprint, softcover, speller, vade mecum |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese*, big shot*, boss, brass*, buff*, city hall*, connoisseur, czar, egghead*, establishment*, executive, expert, front office*, governor, guru, judge, law*, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook*, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, CEO, big wig, brains, exec, feds, ivory dome, kingfish, kingpin, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information, instructions |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, beacon*, bellwether*, bible, catalog, chapter and verse*, clue, compendium, directory, enchiridion, guidebook, guiding light, handbook, hot lead, key, landmark, lodestar, manual, mark, marker, no-no's, pointer, print, sign, signal, signpost, telltale, the book, the numbers, tip-off, vade mecum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | regulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, requirement |
| Synonyms: | bible, book, canon, chapter and verse*, code, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, edict, law, order, ordinance, precept, prescript, principle, procedure, standing order, statute, decretum, no-nos, numbers, reg |
| Antonyms: | lawlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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