Antonyms: loss. profit (noun). In property law, a nonpossessory interest in land whereby a party is entitled to enter the land of another for the purpose of taking the soil or the substance of the soil (coal, oil, minerals, and in some jurisdictions timber and game).
Genres in the Bible. The Bible is literature, as is any book, filled with many kinds or types of language. It has Law, History, Wisdom, Poetry, Gospel, Epistles, Prophecy, and Apocalyptic Literature.
Common genres: nonfiction. 1  Biography/autobiography â narrative of a person's life; a true story about a real person. 2  Essay â a short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point.