English Explanatory Dictionary

biblical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Bible.
  2. In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
  3. Very great; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of biblical.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪblɪkəl/ en-us-biblical.ogg

Word forms

biblical more biblical most biblical

Etymology

From Medieval Latin biblicus + -al, equivalent to bible + -ical.

Synonyms

biblic

Antonyms

nonbiblical unbiblical

Related words

biblicism biblicist

Derived words

antibiblical biblical blue biblicality biblically biblical studies extrabiblical extra-biblical in the biblical sense know someone in the biblical sense postbiblical prebiblical
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