聖 書(せいしょ)

せいしょ

noun

Bible; scripture

1. Bible; the Holy Bible; scripture

The sacred text of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments. In Japanese, this word specifically refers to the Christian Bible.

聖書(せいしょ)を読(よ)むのが日課(にっか)だ。

Reading the Bible is my daily routine.

ホテルの部屋(へや)に聖書(せいしょ)が置(お)いてあった。

There was a Bible placed in the hotel room.

この小説(しょうせつ)には聖書(せいしょ)からの引用(いんよう)がたくさん含(ふく)まれている。

This novel contains many quotations from the Bible.

USAGE:
Refers specifically to the Christian Bible. The word is also used figuratively to mean an authoritative or definitive reference in a field (e.g., 「この本(ほん)はプログラミングの聖書(せいしょ)だ」 — "This book is the bible of programming").

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

聖書(せいしょ)を読(よ)む (read the Bible)
旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ) (Old Testament)
新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ) (New Testament)
聖書(せいしょ)の教(おし)え (teachings of the Bible)

NOTE:
Do not confuse with the homophone 清書(せいしょ) (fair copy — making a clean, final copy of a document).

Related Words

Homophone: 清書(せいしょ) (fair copy, clean copy)

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