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

Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, is a Christian nationalist who believes the federal government's job is to impose a "biblical worldview" by fiat, which means sidestepping the House, whose members face biennial accountability with voters.

From Salon

At the center of this scheme is an effort to replace the existing federal bureaucracy with "an army of people who have a biblical worldview" and a willingness to "lead with reckless abandon."

From Salon

In their purest form, Las Posadas depict the biblical story of Joseph and Mary and the search for shelter at the time of Jesus’ birth.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the centuries it evolved to focus less on sin and more on the themes of love and hope embedded in the Biblical story of Jesus’ birth that begins with Mary’s willingness to open her womb to the son of God and ends when the three wise men come to visit the new baby in a manger.

From Los Angeles Times

Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University and co-chair of the LMU Latino Theology and Ministry Initiative, said the core of the religious practice of Advent is to put oneself into the lives of the Biblical characters Mary and Joseph and imagine what it would be like to prepare to receive the child of God.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• doctrinal
• ecclesiastical
• scriptural
• theological