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

biblically

ˈbi-bli-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of biblical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The strikes have also targeted regions with biblical significance, threatening historical and archaeological sites. —Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

And Sula is one of these wonderful biblical names, Morrison uses a lot of them, that can go in multiple directions, right? —Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

This is a creepy biblical world, but some things are true no matter where a person might live, and one of those universal facts is that privileged young women will not want to wear the same dress as someone else at the big event. —Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

But flanked by a dozen or so time-lapse cloud sequences, Maras and his cast strain toward a kind of biblical grandeur their painfully effortful film can’t reach. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin biblicus, from biblia

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing biblical

• non-biblical
• pre-biblical

Kids Definition

biblical

adjective

bib·​li·​cal ˈbib-li-kəl 

: relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible

biblically

-k(ə-)lē 

adverb