Bedell's Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A translation of the Author- ized Version into Irish carried out under the direction of Bedell (d. 1642), Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bedell's Bible” mean?
A translation of the Author- ized Version into Irish carried out under the direction of Bedell (d. 1642), Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh.
Is “Bedell's Bible” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.