'Reference Bible' definitions:

Definition of 'Reference Bible'

From: GCIDE
  • Reference \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See Refer.]
  • 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Relation; regard; respect. [1913 Webster]
  • Something that hath a reference to my state. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically; (a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another. (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Law) (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision. (b) (Equity) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Appeal. [R.] "Make your full reference." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Reference Bible, a Bible in which brief explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text. [1913 Webster]