biblical
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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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Some of their leaders may truly have believed that a perfect society would be one founded on biblical principles, while others, more cynically, embraced the use of religion to put themselves on top. — Ellen Gray, Philly.com, "Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' is the one TV show right now that refuses to be a distraction," 28 June 2018 The right to life and security is not transactional in a just, compassionate society, especially one patterned after biblical, Christian principles. — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, "Daughters of Confederacy lose court fight to block Caddo monument removal: report," 26 Jan. 2018 Megadeath in the Yucatán The first comet was discovered in the 17th century—although comet-like objects have been sighted throughout history, showing up in biblical and other ancient accounts. — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, "We Can Save Ourselves From Earth-Killing Asteroids, But Someone Has to Pay," 11 June 2015 The books denounce evolution as untrue, for example, and one shows a cartoon of men and dinosaurs together, telling students the biblical Noah likely brought baby dinosaurs onto his ark. — Anchorage Daily News, "Some Florida private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together," 1 July 2018 Returning to Dev Shree from this biblical scene, all hell had broken loose due to a monkey swinging on the power line, electrocuting itself, knocking out the WiFi, hot water and air-con and exploding several lights. — Victoria Mather, A-LIST, "India Files: the Princely Grandeur of Rajasthan," 20 June 2018 According to many biblical scholars, it was written to refer specifically to the Judeo-Christian context of the Pauline early church. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "The racist history of the Bible verse the White House uses to justify separating families," 15 June 2018 Some biblical scholars have concluded from this that Bach acted like an astute textual critic, poring over Calov’s volumes and painstakingly comparing them, line by line, with other Lutheran Bibles. — Michael Marissen, New York Times, "Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think," 30 Mar. 2018 Yet what happened to Mary Magdalene shows that Easter can also be seen as something else -- a #MeToo moment, some pastors and biblical scholars say. — John Blake, CNN, "How Easter became a #MeToo moment," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'biblical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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biblical
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English Language Learners Definition of biblical
: relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible
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Kids Definition of biblical
: relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible
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