Word

Scripture; the Bible.

Proper noun

  1. Scripture; the Bible.
    • In one of our first meetings, I explained to President Jiang that faith was a vital part of my life and that I studied the Word every day. I told him I planned to raise freedom of worship in our conversations. "I read...
    • Mad Prophet: Repent! Repent and restore your souls to glory before it is too late! This great station has fallen, and all within shall fall with it! Mad Prophet: For the blight that is humanity stains all within its...
  2. The creative word of God; Logos.
    • In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1.1
    • And so the Word had breath, and wrought ⁠With human hands the creed of creeds ⁠In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thought; […] - 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXVI”, in In Memoriam,...

Origin

Semantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos).

Forms

the Word

Related

Word of God

Proper noun computing, engineering

  1. Microsoft Word, word processor software developed by Microsoft.
    • You have to type that up in Word.

Origin

Ellipsis of Microsoft Word; from word.