biblical
ˈbɪblɪkəl
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Definition of biblical - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
holy bookof or relating to the Bible
  • The biblical references were evident in her speech.
holy sacred scriptural
2.
magnitudevery great in size or extent
  • The flood was of biblical proportions.
colossal enormous vast
3.
writing toneresembling the Bible in style or language
  • His speech had a biblical tone to it.
holy scriptural
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Expressions with biblical

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in a sexual or carnal manner
They were together in the biblical sense.
have sexual intercourse with a person in a humorous or coy way
People joked that she might know him in the biblical sense.

Origin of biblical

Greek, biblos (book) + -ical (related to)

Terms with biblical included in their meaning

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biblical
three men who visited Jesus after his birth
religion
biblical laws given to Moses on stone tablets
Biblical book
third book of the Bible in the Old Testament
scripture music
devotional hymn, often based on biblical prayers, used in worship
Biblical book
book of the Bible consisting of sacred songs or hymns
biblical event
biblical deluge in Noah's time due to human wickedness
biblical
the Magi who visited Jesus after his birth
bibl.abbr.
abr: biblical
related to the Bible or its content

Examples of biblical in a sentence

  • His knowledge of biblical stories was impressive.
  • The storm caused biblical destruction across the region.
  • His debt reached biblical levels after the shopping spree.
  • The novel's narrative was almost biblical in its grandeur.
  • Her writing style is deeply biblical, echoing ancient texts.

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  1. French:biblique, gigantesque, ...
  2. German:biblisch, ...
  3. Italian:biblico, colossale, ...
  4. Spanish:bíblico, sagrado, ...
  5. Portuguese:bíblico, ...
  6. Chinese:圣经中的, 巨大的, ...
  7. Japanese:聖書の, 聖書的な, ...
  8. Arabic:كِتَابِي, أُسطوري, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִקְרָאִי, עָצוּם, ...
  10. Russian:из Библии, ...
  11. Ukrainian:біблійний, ...
  12. Hindi:बाइबिलीय, विशाल, ...

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