as in scriptural
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
Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The director emphasizes the depth of this coming-of-ager, explaining how the child eventually gets lost from the father and has to go up the mountain again by himself — a biblical image that also works as a potent central metaphor.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
The boat itself becomes a tool for social commentary, charged with references to the legend of creation and the biblical Noah’s Ark story.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The director and producer have big plans next: Dogma 2, which Smith has been writing over the course of the Resurrection Tour, and a streaming series set within the movie’s biblical cinematic universe.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The director emphasizes the depth of this coming-of-ager, explaining how the child eventually gets lost from the father and has to go up the mountain again by himself — a biblical image that also works as a potent central metaphor.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
The boat itself becomes a tool for social commentary, charged with references to the legend of creation and the biblical Noah’s Ark story.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The director and producer have big plans next: Dogma 2, which Smith has been writing over the course of the Resurrection Tour, and a streaming series set within the movie’s biblical cinematic universe.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biblical
Adjective
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Using scientific principles, scriptural references and personal experiences, Allen offers a vision of the soul’s journey after death.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Beyond the scant scriptural references, a rich treasury of myth can be found.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Live television had long been a holy grail for inventors.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
23 June 2025
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Work-life balance has become the holy grail of modern employment.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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While use of the Latin Mass remains a flash point, a controversy in the rapidly growing Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., has raised questions about the status of other liturgical traditions and symbols.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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Some dresses recall chasubles, aka the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clery to celebrate the Eucharist.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The Senate parliamentarian spiked the part of the proposal that would exempt religious institutions from the tax, which, Fansmith says, was part of an effort to exempt the very conservative Hillsdale College from the endowment tax.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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At the end of the day students from a religious order went back to the houses of their communities where professors from the order also lived and dined and prayed with them.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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For five days, the city erupts into epic water battles, the Grand Parade of floats, live concerts, EDM zones, drone shows, and sacred Buddhist ceremonies.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Is my poetry equal to something so sacred and timeless?—
Literary Hub
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Based on the blade decorations, sheath shape and burial location on Okinoshima, researchers concluded the 1,300-year-old artifact was made to be a ritual offering or to have a ceremonial purpose, not to be a functional weapon.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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In Virginia, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held for rebuilding the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, one of the nation's oldest Black churches.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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