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Biblicist

American

[bib-luh-sist] / ˈbɪb lə sɪst /

noun

a person who interprets the Bible literally.
a Biblical scholar.

Biblicist British

/ ˈbɪblɪsɪst /

noun

a biblical scholar
a person who takes the Bible literally

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Other Word Forms

Biblicistic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Biblicist

1830–40; < Medieval Latin biblic ( us ) ( see Biblical) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Even very orthodox biblicists no longer insist that it is necessary to oppose the teaching that the first five books of the Bible were written at different times and by different men.

From Understanding the Scriptures by McConnell, Francis John

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