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Biblicist

American  
[bib-luh-sist] / ˈbɪb lə sɪst /

noun

  1. a person who interprets the Bible literally.

  2. a Biblical scholar.

Biblicist British  
/ ˈbɪblɪsɪst /

noun

  1. a biblical scholar

  2. 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 ) ( 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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