biblical
See also: Biblical
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪblɪkəl/
Adjective
biblical (comparative more biblical, superlative most biblical)
- Of or relating to the Bible.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess:
- Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
- Tithing is both a quranic and biblical virtue.
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- In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
- biblical morality
- Very great; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
- of biblical proportions; with biblical fury
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:biblical.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- biblical proportions
- biblical studies
- know someone in the biblical sense
Translations
of or relating to the Bible
in accordance with the teachings of the Bible
very great, exceeding previous records
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