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biblical

biblical

179 6.4
About the Bible, its people, stories, or style
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɪblɪkəl/
translation icon : bíblico
  • Caleb is a biblical name and he was a good spy.
  • biblical stories
  • biblical text
  • biblical passages

We can think of the biblical parables, right?

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Examples

  • A suitably biblical ending for the place, don't you think?

  • So he begins by talking about this biblical passage coming from Genesis.

  • - It's a biblical name.

  • And this is from the biblical Greek text.

  • According to biblical Scripture, it's all one.

  • It's a term that apparently has biblical origins.

  • The reason why I stress peace because it is a biblical construct.

  • The number ten has been regarded since Biblical times as signifying order.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • A patriarch with an almost biblical sense of integrity and conviction.

  • The story of Noah's Ark is a well-known biblical narrative about faith and obedience.

Synonyms

scriptural
vsbiblical
11 8.1

About religious books and their teachings

is specific to the Bible rather than all sacred writings

Idioms

To say that two people have had sex in a polite or joking way

Compounds

A theme in stories or art that comes from the Bible

Biblical Aramaic
  • Specialized
9.9

A form of Aramaic used in parts of the Hebrew Bible and spoken in ancient Palestine

An ancient country east of the Tigris in modern Iran often mentioned in the Bible, known for its warriors

Biblical Latin
  • Specialized
9.9

A form of Latin used in Christian writings and Bible translations from the 3rd to 8th centuries

Biblical Magi
  • Literature
8.5

Wise men from the East who follow a star to find the newborn Jesus and bring gifts

How Scriptural

canonical
4 8.1
biblical
179 6.4
scriptural
11 8.1
unscriptural
1 8.6
heretical
  • Formal
13 9.1

Surface Forms

biblical positive

Morphology

biblical = Bible (transparent) = bible + ical

A straightforward adjective formed from the noun 'Bible' with the productive suffix '-ical', so the meaning 'relating to the Bible' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word biblical comes from Bible, a name that came from an old Greek word meaning 'book'. So to call something 'biblical' is to say it is like the Bible — connected to its stories and often very large or important.