Wicked Bible

noun

An edition of the Bible published in London in 1631 that mistakenly omitted the word not from one of the Ten Commandments, stating "Thou shalt commit adultery".

Meanings

nounWicked Bible (plural Wicked Bibles)

plural Wicked Bibles

  1. historicalAn edition of the Bible published in London in 1631 that mistakenly omitted the word not from one of the Ten Commandments, stating "Thou shalt commit adultery".
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APA

Wicked Bible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wicked%20Bible

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Chicago

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