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

For Tom, middle-aged, paunchy, biblical beard, reduced to working in his mother’s clothing store, Live reps everything wrong with modern Norway. —John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025

Angel and Slingshot entered into their marketing and distribution agreement for the prequel show and movie, which are both about the biblical hero, in 2021. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025

Storytellers come for the same reasons tourists do: for the breathtaking, nearly biblical look of the place. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025

Despite near-biblical rain, nothing stopped invitees from making their way to One Wall Street to see what all the fuss was about. —Freya Drohan, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin biblicus, from biblia

First Known Use

1652, 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