biblical

bib·li·cal | \ ˈbi-bli-kəl

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Definition of biblical

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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Recent Examples on the Web Brandt and Botham Jean were raised in the Church of Christ in St. Lucia, and their mother, Allison, gave them biblical middle names -- Botham Shem and Brandt Samuel. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "Botham Jean's brother accepts award from police group and implores them to 'amplify the value of all lives'," 3 Dec. 2019 Everyone loves a good love story, but truth is, Timona may never come to be in the biblical sense. — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, "S.A.’s zoo hippo hungry for love from star Fiona in Cincinnati," 14 Mar. 2018 The endlessly-relatable star of biblical (or scarf?) allegory mother! is seen in a video posted on Twitter commandeering the speaker system on a flight from New Orleans to Los Angeles before the big game on Sunday. — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, "Jennifer Lawrence Takes Over Plane Loudspeaker for Eagles Chant," 5 Feb. 2018 Wild weather, including severe droughts interrupted by torrential rains, has produced ideal breeding conditions for the desert locust, a pest that has threatened crops since biblical times. — Nathanial Gronewold, Scientific American, "To Track Massive Locust Swarms, Officials Use Tool that Forecasts Smoke Plumes," 15 May 2020 As news went in the field of biblical studies, this was a bombshell. — Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, "A Mystery at Oxford," 13 May 2020 The biblical allusions bring up intriguing points of analysis: Adam and Eve, sure, in the garden with a devilish snake. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Ten years later, Lost's most tantalizing mysteries are still 'Across the Sea'," 11 May 2020 Most of the cases were in the biblical city of Bethlehem. — Bloomberg.com, "Palestinians Report 1st Cases of Coronavirus in Gaza Strip," 10 May 2020 Except a serious parent would have bought the book, dog-eared its pages, and referred to it with biblical frequency. — Fiona Maazel, Harper's Magazine, "I Incriminate Myself So No One Else Can," 27 Apr. 2020

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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biblical. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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