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  Biblical

  adjective

  of or in the Bible.
• biblical
  biblical

  adjective

  of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible

Biblical

American  

[bib-li-kuhl] / ˈbɪb lɪ kəl /

Or biblical

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.

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biblical British  

/ ˈbɪblɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible

2. resembling the Bible in written style

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of Biblical

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

Related Words

• doctrinal
• ecclesiastical
• scriptural
• theological