Timeline for What's a word for a book that is read again and again like a bible?
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| Jul 2 at 22:11 | history | reopened |
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| Jul 2 at 16:08 | comment | added | jsw29 | It it not clear why this question is closed as lacking 'details of clarity'. The concept of a book that is ' read again and again . . . in a ritual way without the purpose of finding specific information' is clear enough and intuitive enough that it is not crazy to think that there might be a word for it (which makes this unlike the many poorly thought-out single-word requests that appear on this site). | |
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| Jul 2 at 15:35 | comment | added | TimR | Manifestos, maxims, aphorisms "devotionals"? | |
| Jul 2 at 13:11 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | In Christianity, works like this are usually called 'devotionals'. | |
| Jul 2 at 13:11 | history | edited | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 2 at 11:29 | history | closed |
TimR KillingTime Andrew Leach♦ |
Needs details or clarity | |
| Jul 2 at 10:30 | answer | added | TimR | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 2 at 10:26 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 2 at 10:09 | comment | added | TimR | The question lacks clarity. | |
| Jul 2 at 9:18 | comment | added | Stuart F | A favourite book? Metaphorically there are lots of terms like lodestar; and scripture etc. I don't know what specific term could apply to The Velveteen Rabbit and Mao's Little Red Book, so you probably want to be a little more precise about what kind of book and why. But my first thought was Andrew's vade mecum which is often used of a desktop reference but can have a much wider (metaphorical) usage. | |
| Jul 2 at 5:07 | comment | added | High Performance Mark | Very similar question to english.stackexchange.com/questions/450189/…. Alas, no really good answers to that one. | |
| Jul 2 at 1:09 | comment | added | Barmar | @AvidSeeker I know, but I'm not sure what other books are frequently reread. Some people have a favorite book that they might reread, but this is about something that's commonly reread. | |
| Jul 2 at 0:58 | comment | added | AvidSeeker | @EdwinAshworth I clarified this in the footnote. Reference is looking something up quickly for a task. The books I'm referring to are almost read in a ritual way without the purpose of finding specific info. | |
| Jul 2 at 0:55 | comment | added | AvidSeeker | @Barmar Bible is not the only holy book.Going to some books frequently might not be as common as going to songs frequently, but it is a thing. | |
| Jul 2 at 0:53 | comment | added | AvidSeeker | @TimR A name like "Bible"? I have no specificity. It would be interesting to gather a list of words that apply to this. | |
| Jul 2 at 0:41 | comment | added | user97231 | A perennial book... | |
| Jul 1 at 23:47 | comment | added | Weather Vane | If the book is dipped into for comfort rather than for reference, it might be called a bedside book but I can't find a dictionary reference. | |
| Jul 1 at 23:14 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Does anyone actually say 'vade mecum' outside of academia? | |
| Jul 1 at 22:41 | history | edited | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 1 at 21:49 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | I think your use of "bible" is confusing. Vademecum probably fits your description, but it's not clear. | |
| Jul 1 at 21:39 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | What does 'not for reference but for reminders' mean? | |
| Jul 1 at 21:26 | comment | added | Barmar | I'm not sure there are many other books that are read over and over like the Bible. I don't think that books of maxims are used similarly. Bibles are somewhat unique in this regard. | |
| Jul 1 at 20:57 | comment | added | TimR | An adjective that describes such a book would be well-thumbed. Are you looking for a description? Or a name? | |
| Jul 1 at 20:49 | history | edited | KillingTime | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Jul 1 at 20:47 | history | asked | AvidSeeker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |