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 group is a Bible school linked to the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR.

From Salon

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

A Christian Bible school in Riverside County was ordered to cease operations after a recent state hearing into multiple allegations over failures to properly educate and maintain records.

From Los Angeles Times

“The goal is to make SPU a small, conservative Bible school,” said Christopher Hanson, an assistant professor of music whose position was eliminated as of this summer.

From Seattle Times

In the summer, Hancock went to a Baptist Bible school, where he recalled being judged for his family’s freewheeling religious practices.

From New York Times