Biblical

or bib·li·cal

[ bib-li-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or in the Bible:

   a Biblical name.

2. in accord with the Bible.
3. evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, especially in size or extent:

   disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.

biblical

/ ˈbɪblɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
2. resembling the Bible in written style

Derived Forms

• ˈbiblically, adverb

Other Words From

• Bibli·cal·ly bibli·cal·ly adverb
• anti-Bibli·cal adjective
• anti-Bibli·cal·ly adverb
• non-Bibli·cal adjective
• non-Bibli·cal·ly adverb
• post-Bibli·cal adjective
• pro-Bibli·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Biblical¹

1780–90; < Medieval Latin biblic ( us ) ( bibl ( ia ) Bible + -icus -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

With his anachronistic attitude toward the biblical story, Bale is just following the lead of his director.

From The Daily Beast

Turning from biblical interpretation to psychiatry, the actor added, “I think the man was likely schizophrenic.”

From The Daily Beast

Especially not when the display in question includes an angel falling from the sky in flames, surrounded by Biblical verses.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, it may indeed take one to know one, in the full biblical sense of the word “know.”

From The Daily Beast

The city has unleashed messianic passions since biblical times.

From The Daily Beast

We should like to see a Biblical Commentary from his pen; it, would be immortal on account of its straightforwardnsss and oddity.

From Project Gutenberg

An occasional pathos of simple humanity, and frequent patches of big Biblical words, relieved the homely tissue.

From Project Gutenberg

The acted parable went home, as so often was the case in biblical times; and the proposed raid was countermanded.

From Project Gutenberg

The biblical term is the mountains of Ararat or Urartu, and the term includes the whole of the Hakkiari range.

From Project Gutenberg

Their salutations and modes of speech are also Biblical, and lend a touch of poetry to their lives.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• doctrinal
• ecclesiastical
• scriptural
• theological