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family Bible
noun
- a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family.
family Bible
noun
- a large Bible used for family worship in which births, marriages, and deaths are recorded
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Word History and Origins
Origin of family Bible1
First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences
The old family bible was in more constant use, and each day was commenced and ended with prayer.
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She went to the Family Bible which lay on the marble-topped table in the front room and took it out.
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Many believed him to be past a hundred years when he died, but the family Bible was not available to prove the date of his birth.
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On the top dresser to the right of the fireplace in the kitchen of Kenmuir lies the family Bible.
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My gowns are decent and fit my morals, and I would as soon change the cover on the Manning family Bible.
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