Biblical
Americanadjective
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of or in the Bible.
a Biblical name.
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in accord with the Bible.
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evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, especially in size or extent.
disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.
adjective
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of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
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resembling the Bible in written style
Other Word Forms
- Biblically adverb
- anti-Biblical adjective
- anti-Biblically adverb
- biblically adverb
- non-Biblical adjective
- non-Biblically adverb
- post-Biblical adjective
- pro-Biblical adjective
Etymology
Origin of Biblical
1780–90; < Medieval Latin biblic ( us ) ( bibl ( ia ) Bible + -icus -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
“It got worse,” said the College of Biblical Studies’s athletic director, Michael Haywood, who also serves as a chaplain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
The museum said Rembrandt had given the Biblical story an innovative twist.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
These were the very Orthodox, and they obeyed literally the Biblical commandment And ye shall look upon it, which pertains to the fringes.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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