biblically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Biblically, the number seven represents completion and the limits of human endeavor: On the seventh day, we rest.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
Biblically, the golden calf narrative ends when Moses descends from the mountain and sees his people worshipping the idol.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2020
Living Biblically This other canceled sitcom starring Jay R. Ferguson also offers up two unaired episodes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2018
Besides, Gaza, unlike the West Bank, is not rich with Biblically resonant cities and sites.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014
Within the memory of living men theologians have been compelled to ask themselves: What if the geologists should establish facts that contradict our Biblically derived doctrine that the universe was made in a week?
From Miracles and Supernatural Religion by Whiton, James Morris
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