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Gideon Bible

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Her sparse library went into the box: the Gideon Bible, The Complete Works of Wm.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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