biblical

[bib-li-kuhl] / ˈbɪb lɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

relating to the Bible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doctrinal ecclesiastical scriptural theological

STRONG

apostolic divine godly holy religious sacred

WEAK

classical prophetic

Example Sentences

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And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Biblical Studies finished 6-18, but it might have been the loudest 6-18 in basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The museum said Rembrandt had given the Biblical story an innovative twist.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The idea of discovery simply could not take hold in a culture so preoccupied with Biblical chronology and liturgical repetition on the one hand, and secular ideas of rebirth, recurrence and reinterpretation on the other.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton