Biblicist
Americannoun
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a person who interprets the Bible literally.
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a Biblical scholar.
noun
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a biblical scholar
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a person who takes the Bible literally
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Biblicist
1830–40; < Medieval Latin biblic ( us ) ( see Biblical) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Barth has been variously damned as a heretic, a narrow-minded Biblicist, and an atheist in disguise�and praised as the most creative Protestant theologian since John Calvin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Samsonite still bears the image of Biblicist Jesse Shwayder, who founded it in 1910 with $3,500.
From Time Magazine Archive
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