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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
The actor, 57, starred as Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's blockbuster biblical drama The Passion of the Christ.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The disaster level has officially hit biblical proportions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The name of the new pilot program was inspired by a biblical passage about Jesus' Parable of the Good Samaritan.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Another, a young miner, advocates in biblical terms for the union’s righteousness and helps to lead a strike.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The disaster level has officially hit biblical proportions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The name of the new pilot program was inspired by a biblical passage about Jesus' Parable of the Good Samaritan.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Another, a young miner, advocates in biblical terms for the union’s righteousness and helps to lead a strike.
—The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biblical
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This assertion, though not grounded in any definitive scriptural timeline, resonated widely, particularly among evangelical TikTok users.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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In one famous example, the Baptist lay preacher William Miller declared that by his scriptural calculations, the Second Advent of Christ would occur at some point in 1843 or 1844 — a belief that exploded in popularity across the U.S. as those years drew near.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The King and Queen earlier met the new pontiff for the first time since his May election on Thursday morning, following their arrival in Rome the previous evening to celebrate the holy Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The not-quite-musical (the Shakers were known for their frenzied singing) and not-quite-biopic was recently acquired by Searchlight, with a suitably holy Christmas Day release planned.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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During his tenure, Nelson introduced a series of organizational and liturgical changes intended to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ in church practice and to streamline local worship.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The work, which King has described as a meditation on love, resilience and inner-strength, is set to Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music, features vocals by the great singer Lisa Fischer and a score by piano great Jason Moran, artists with whom the collab-happy King has worked before.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Following religious conviction, pride in one's homeland and confidence in its future is the sentiment that very well might induce the most people to get married and have children.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The seven pillars of society—wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth—aren’t just words carved into sacred walls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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For this is sacred time, time out of time, without ballast or anchor, without leash or link.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rooney, founder of the nonprofit organization Folds of Honor, was on hand Friday at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock and hit the ceremonial first tee shot to kick off the Simmons Bank Championship for the second consecutive year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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Horror seems cathartic, or psychically protective—a safe ritual that admits the reality of violence and cruelty while also warding it off, like a ceremonial demon mask.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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