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What does the word "Bible" literally mean?

The Holiness

The Books

The Word

The Truth

English word Bible comes from Latin biblia sacra "holy books". The plural "biblia" was often improperly interpreted as singular feminine, hence the old Anglo-Latin singular "biblia". The root "biblia" is shared with words such as bibliographer or bibliophilia, unrelated to the Bible.

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What does the name 'Sophia' literally mean?

Wisdom. Sophia means wisdom in Greek and Latin. Philosophia means "love of wisdom". ... So all Sophia Loren's fans could be called philosophers.

What does the word "karaoke" literally mean?

"empty orchestra". In Japan, it has long been common to provide musical entertainment at a dinner or a party. In 1971, Daisoki Inoue, a Japanese drummer musician, made a tape recorder-like machine that played songs for a 100-yen coin each - and leased them out so that the stores did not have to buy new songs on their own. Soon, new businesses called karaoke boxes, with compartmented rooms, became popular.

What does the word "geisha" literally mean?

Artist. The word consists of two kanji, "gei" meaning "art" and "sha" meaning "person" or "doer".

Where is the headquarters of OPEC?

In Vienna. OPEC was created in 1960 with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It moved to Vienna, Austria in 1965.