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"book"
10 senses of book
Sense 1
book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
HAS PART: signature -- (a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book)
HAS PART: running head, running headline -- (a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book)
=> publication -- (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
HAS PART: format -- (the general appearance of a publication)
HAS PART: spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages -- (two facing pages of a book or other publication)
HAS PART: text, textual matter -- (the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text")
HAS PART: word order -- (the order of words in a text)
HAS PART: book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
HAS PART: chapter -- (a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep")
HAS PART: foreword, preface, prolusion -- (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
HAS PART: paragraph -- (one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line)
HAS PART: passage -- (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
HAS PART: contents, table of contents -- (a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start)
HAS PART: cartoon, sketch -- (a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine)
HAS PART: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter -- (photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book")
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
HAS PART: part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")
HAS PART: section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road")
Sense 2
book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
HAS PART: binding, book binding, cover, back -- (the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding")
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
HAS PART: part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")
HAS PART: section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road")
Sense 3
ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book -- (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")
HAS MEMBER: accounting, accounting system, method of accounting -- (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
HAS PART: part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")
HAS PART: section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road")
Sense 6
book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
=> section, subdivision -- (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog -- (a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
HAS PART: leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
Sense 7
script, book, playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
=> dramatic composition, dramatic work -- (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)
HAS PART: prologue -- (an introduction to a play)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog -- (a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
HAS PART: leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
Sense 8
book, rule book -- (a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here")
HAS PART: rule, prescript -- (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
HAS PART: rule -- (directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess")
Sense 9
Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book -- (the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina)
HAS PART: sura -- (one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras")
=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog -- (a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
HAS PART: leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
Sense 10
Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word -- (the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen")
HAS PART: Old Testament -- (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
HAS PART: Genesis, Book of Genesis -- (the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers)
HAS PART: Exodus, Book of Exodus -- (the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus)
HAS PART: Leviticus, Book of Leviticus -- (the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents)
HAS PART: Numbers, Book of Numbers -- (the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt)
HAS PART: Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua -- (a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses)
HAS PART: Judges, Book of Judges -- (a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges)
HAS PART: Ruth, Book of Ruth -- (a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died)
HAS PART: I Samuel, 1 Samuel -- (the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
HAS PART: II Samuel, 2 Samuel -- (the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
HAS PART: I Kings, 1 Kings -- (the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
HAS PART: II Kings, 2 Kings -- (the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
HAS PART: I Chronicles, 1 Chronicles -- (the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
HAS PART: II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles -- (the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
HAS PART: Ezra, Book of Ezra -- (an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity)
HAS PART: Nehemiah, Book of Nehemiah -- (an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity)
HAS PART: Esther, Book of Esther -- (an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
HAS PART: Job, Book of Job -- (a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply)
HAS PART: Psalms, Book of Psalms -- (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms)
HAS PART: Proverbs, Book of Proverbs -- (an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon))
HAS PART: Ecclesiastes, Book of Ecclesiastes -- (an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC)
HAS PART: Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles, Canticles -- (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later)
HAS PART: Isaiah, Book of Isaiah -- (an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies)
HAS PART: Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah -- (a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah)
HAS PART: Lamentations, Book of Lamentations -- (an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah)
HAS PART: Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel -- (an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration)
HAS PART: Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel -- (an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar)
HAS PART: Hosea, Book of Hosea -- (an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies)
HAS PART: Joel, Book of Joel -- (an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies)
HAS PART: Amos, Book of Amos -- (an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies)
HAS PART: Obadiah, Abdias, Book of Obadiah -- (an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible)
HAS PART: Jonah, Book of Jonah -- (a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale)
HAS PART: Micah, Micheas, Book of Micah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem)
HAS PART: Nahum, Book of Nahum -- (an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh)
HAS PART: Habakkuk, Habacuc, Book of Habakkuk -- (an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies)
HAS PART: Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah)
HAS PART: Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity)
HAS PART: Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity)
HAS PART: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws -- (the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit)
HAS PART: Genesis, Book of Genesis -- (the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers)
HAS PART: Exodus, Book of Exodus -- (the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus)
HAS PART: Leviticus, Book of Leviticus -- (the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents)
HAS PART: Numbers, Book of Numbers -- (the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt)
HAS PART: Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy -- (the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law)
HAS PART: mezuzah, mezuza -- (religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law)
HAS PART: Apocrypha -- (14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status)
HAS PART: Additions to Esther -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther)
HAS PART: Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
HAS PART: Susanna, Book of Susanna -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
HAS PART: Bel and the Dragon -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
HAS PART: Baruch, Book of Baruch -- (an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch)
HAS PART: Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry)
HAS PART: Tobit, Book of Tobit -- (an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries)
HAS PART: Judith, Book of Judith -- (an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people)
HAS PART: I Esdra, 1 Esdras -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah)
HAS PART: II Esdras, 2 Esdras -- (an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations)
HAS PART: Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach -- (an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect))
HAS PART: Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom -- (an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC)
HAS PART: I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees -- (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
HAS PART: II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees -- (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
HAS PART: Psalm -- (one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David)
HAS PART: Testament -- (either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible)
HAS PART: New Testament -- (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)
HAS PART: Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew -- (one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount)
HAS PART: Mark, Gospel According to Mark -- (the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
HAS PART: Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke -- (one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life)
HAS PART: John, Gospel According to John -- (the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
HAS PART: Acts of the Apostles, Acts -- (a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Epistle to the Romans, Romans -- (a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58)
HAS PART: First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, First Epistle to the Corinthians, I Corinthians -- (a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
HAS PART: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Corinthians, II Corinthians -- (a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians -- (a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Ephesians, Ephesians -- (a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians, Philippians -- (a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Colossians, Colossians -- (a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia)
HAS PART: First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, First Epistle to the Thessalonians, I Thessalonians -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians)
HAS PART: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, II Thessalonians -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians)
HAS PART: First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, First Epistle to Timothy, I Timothy -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
HAS PART: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, Second Epistle to Timothy, II Timothy -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
HAS PART: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus, Epistle to Titus, Titus -- (a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters)
HAS PART: Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews -- (a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him)
HAS PART: Epistle of James, James -- (a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle)
HAS PART: First Epistle of Peter, I Peter -- (the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
HAS PART: Second Epistle of Peter, II Peter -- (the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
HAS PART: First Epistle of John, I John -- (the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
HAS PART: Second Epistel of John, II John -- (the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
HAS PART: Third Epistel of John, III John -- (the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
HAS PART: Epistle of Jude, Jude -- (a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude)
HAS PART: Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation -- (the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle)
HAS PART: Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- (four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
HAS PART: text -- (a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon")
=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog -- (a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
HAS PART: leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
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