Bible school

American  

noun

1. a school or organized study program primarily devoted to Biblical or religious teaching, as a Sunday school, church study group, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of Bible school

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The late president, in Sudan in 2010, often went to places with refugees, poverty, disease and despair to see and bear witness like the Bible school teacher he was back home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Despite his losses he picked himself up and carried on, throwing himself into Bible school and working at a church.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

On the morning of Aug. 15, 1975, Gretchen Harrington, 8, left her home in Broomall, Pa., for summer Bible school.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Instead, my first introduction to "engagement chicken" came through an email sent by a pastor's wife a few months before I became a Bible school dropout.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2023

“Yeah, Mom. I’m on the vacation Bible school bus. I—” He crumples a piece of paper into his phone.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas