Biblical

or bib·li·cal

[bib-li-kuh l]

adjective

of or in the Bible: a Biblical name.
in accord with the Bible.
evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, especially in size or extent: disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.

Origin of Biblical

1780–90; < Medieval Latin biblic(us) (bibl(ia) Bible + -icus -ic) + -al¹

Related formsBib·li·cal·ly, bib·li·cal·ly, adverban·ti-Bib·li·cal, adjectivean·ti-Bib·li·cal·ly, adverbnon-Bib·li·cal, adjectivenon-Bib·li·cal·ly, adverbpost-Bib·li·cal, adjectivepro-Bib·li·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for biblically

Contemporary Examples of biblically

It was code-named Machon Ayalon, or the Ayalon Institute, after a biblically significant valley in Israel.
Israel Had a Secret, Underground Bullet Factory
Nina Strochlic
July 18, 2014
And, just eyeballing it here, that ark looked closer to four hundred cubits than the biblically prescribed three hundred.
‘Noah’: The Bible vs. the Blockbuster
Joel Baden
March 30, 2014
But, biblically speaking, angels are as likely to be sending a message as delivering one.
The Truth About Angels in the Bible
Candida Moss
August 15, 2013
There is room for biblically held beliefs with regard to sexuality, but we need to change how we talk about them.
Family Research Council’s Award to Antigay Pastor Ron Baity Rewards Hate Speech
Kirsten Powers
June 15, 2012
“Her stand is basically a biblically oriented stand...that has no basis in fact,” Coyne told The Daily Beast in an e-mail.
Sarah Palin, Creationist?
Benjamin Sarlin
November 19, 2009

Historical Examples of biblically

He had spent his days in what might be termed, biblically, riotous living.
The Gay Cockade
Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for biblically

biblical

adjective

of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
resembling the Bible in written style

Derived Formsbiblically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for biblically

biblical

adj.

1790, from Bible + -ical. Related: Biblically. Earlier adjective was Biblic (1680s).