King James Bible

[ king-jeymz-bahy-buhl, ]

/ ˈkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˈbaɪ bəl, /

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noun

an English version of the Bible prepared in England under James I and published in 1611.

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Also called King James Ver·sion; Au·thor·ized Ver·sion

[aw-thuh-rahyzd vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] /ˈɔ θəˌraɪzd ˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/ .

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How to use King James Bible in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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I wish I was a young Carole King, working in the Brill Building.
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Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
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As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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There seems something in that also which I could spare only very reluctantly from a new Bible in the world.
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Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
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A fancy came into my head that I would entertain the king and queen with an English tune upon this instrument.
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The King of Delhi had a hunting-lodge somewhere in the locality, but he had never seen the place.
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Cultural definitions for King James Bible (1 of 2)

King James Bible

The best-known English translation of the Bible (see also Bible), commissioned by King James I of England and published in the early seventeenth century. It is also known as the Authorized Version. In the late nineteenth century, the Revised Version was published in England.

Cultural definitions for King James Bible (2 of 2)

King James Bible

(1611) The best-known English translation of the Bible (see also Bible). Most biblical quotations in English literature come from the King James Bible. (See also under “Bible.”)