Book of Life

English

Etymology

From Middle English bok of lyfe, boke of lyfe. Compare Old English līflīċ bōc (“Book of Life”).

Proper noun

the Book of Life

  1. (Christianity, Judaism) The book in which God is said to record the name of every person who is destined for heaven or the world to come.
    Synonym: Book of the Living

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