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relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible
a biblical passage The city was a center for trade in biblical times.
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Recent Examples of biblical
Until 2025, wine in the US could be legally sold only in a limited number of sizes, from airplane bottles to large formats named after biblical kings.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 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, 30 Dec. 2025
Gibson is currently working on The Resurrection of the Christ, the follow-up project to his 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ.
—Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The Israeli government disputes that its settlements are unlawful and cites biblical and historical ties to the land.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 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, 30 Dec. 2025
Gibson is currently working on The Resurrection of the Christ, the follow-up project to his 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ.
—Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The Israeli government disputes that its settlements are unlawful and cites biblical and historical ties to the land.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biblical
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The embassy’s move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem had been celebrated by Christian Zionists, who believe that the return of Jews to their scriptural homeland is a necessary precondition for the Second Coming of Christ.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The My Faith Assistant app helps provide scriptural translations to tens of thousands of users.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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An irresistible, holy spectacle.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grace was an acolyte at Lord's Chapel, wise in the ways of liturgical response.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Since his election earlier this year, the Pope himself has worn several statement-making liturgical looks, returning to a more traditional, flamboyant, and opulent style following the late Pope Francis’s more austere choices.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Nov. 2025
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Here’s everything to know about her mental health history and the religious influence that allegedly distorted her beliefs.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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At a massive commemoration marking the anniversary of the Eaton fire this week, local religious leaders read the names of the 19 people who died in the blaze.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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From Kazakhstan to Utah to Australia Tracey takes us on a journey in search of these semi-sacred places, meeting along the way countless people dedicated to preserving them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Pittsburgh Penguins original owner Jack McGregor drops a ceremonial puck between Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena on October 15, 2016 in Pittsburgh.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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