Gideon Bible

British

noun

a Bible purchased by members of a Christian organization ( Gideons ) and placed in a hotel room, hospital ward, etc

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For solace, Roberto read the little blue Gideon Bible, one of a shipment of Bibles his aunt’s church in Nashville had sent to his church in Cubulco.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

It’s on the Criterion channel, the Gideon Bible of this survivalist season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2020

The closest Soloway’s Chris comes to this thrilling state is glancing at the Gideon Bible she finds in a motel room.

From The New Yorker • May 15, 2017

There is a one-page guide at the beginning of each Gideon Bible, sort of an emergency index, with the headline “Help in Time of Need.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2016

I looked through the Gideon Bible in my motel room for tales of great destruction.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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