family Bible

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noun

a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family.

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Origin of family Bible

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby family Bible

famille, family, family allowance, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, family balancing, family Bible, family circle, Family Compact, family court, family credit, Family Division

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How to use family Bible in a sentence

The old family bible was in more constant use, and each day was commenced and ended with prayer.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
She went to the Family Bible which lay on the marble-topped table in the front room and took it out.
The White Shield|Myrtle Reed
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.
Lost Pond|Henry Abbott
On the top dresser to the right of the fireplace in the kitchen of Kenmuir lies the family Bible.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant

My gowns are decent and fit my morals, and I would as soon change the cover on the Manning family Bible.
A Speckled Bird|Augusta J. Evans Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for family Bible

family Bible

noun

a large Bible used for family worship in which births, marriages, and deaths are recorded

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