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

Other Word Forms

• biblically adverb
• Biblically adverb
• anti-Biblical adjective
• anti-Biblically adverb
• non-Biblical adjective
• non-Biblically adverb
• post-Biblical adjective
• pro-Biblical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of biblical¹

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

Example Sentences

It released a policy paper in 2023, titled “Biblical Foundations,” that sets out the organization’s objective to end the separation of church and state and “plant Jesus in every space.”

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AFPI’s sweeping education priorities include advocating for school vouchers and embedding biblical principles in schools.

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According to the brief, “Chiles’s clients are also Christian and specifically seek her help because of their shared faith-based convictions and biblical worldview.”

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In the spring of 2023, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach as the snow from a winter of biblical proportions melted.

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If you watch closely, you can catch a cameo here from Jack Phillips, toiling away on a wedding cake, presumably after he vetted the purchasers to ensure that their marriage qualifies as sufficiently biblical.

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Related Words

• doctrinal 
• ecclesiastical 
• scriptural 
• theological