biblical
adjective
bib·li·cal
ˈbi-bli-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or being in accord with the Bible (see bible sense 1)
a biblical passage
biblical references
2
: suggestive of the Bible or Bible times
his biblical beard
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Based on the Gospel of Luke, guests are led in groups of 10 by biblical guides Zebulun and Rebekah through the bustling village streets of Bethlehem, encountering Roman soldiers, marketplace merchants, gossiping villagers, census takers, philosophers, dancers, and more.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
At the Claremont Institute in California, the disciples of Leo Strauss, the intellectual guru to several generations of conservatives, combine Platonic philosophy, biblical teachings, and a reverence for the American founding into a politics of ethical and religious absolutism.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Another reason, though, is that on this side of death an experience of God’s presence is terrible, in the biblical sense, and followed by an excruciating sense of absence.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
At the Claremont Institute in California, the disciples of Leo Strauss, the intellectual guru to several generations of conservatives, combine Platonic philosophy, biblical teachings, and a reverence for the American founding into a politics of ethical and religious absolutism.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Another reason, though, is that on this side of death an experience of God’s presence is terrible, in the biblical sense, and followed by an excruciating sense of absence.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biblical
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biblical. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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