Biblical

Biblical
/bib"li keuhl/, adj.
1. of or in the Bible: a Biblical name.
2. in accord with the Bible.
3. evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, esp. in size or extent: disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.
Also, biblical.
[1780-90; < ML biblic(us) (bibl(ia) BIBLE + -icus -IC) + -AL1]

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  • Biblical — Bib li*cal (b[i^]b l[i^]*kal), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • biblical — 1790, from BIBLE (Cf. Bible) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Biblically. Earlier adjective was Biblic (1680s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • biblical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or contained in the Bible. DERIVATIVES biblically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • biblical — [bib′li kəl] adj. [also B ] 1. of or in the Bible 2. in keeping with or according to the Bible; like that in the Bible biblically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Biblical — Bib•li•cal [[t]ˈbɪb lɪ kəl[/t]] adj. (often l.c.) 1) of or in the Bible: a Biblical name[/ex] 2) in accord with the Bible 3) rel evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, esp. in size or extent: disaster on a biblical scale; a… …   From formal English to slang

  • biblical — bib|li|cal [ˈbıblıkəl] adj [usually before noun] relating to or written in the Bible ▪ The disease dates back to biblical times . biblical story/text/reference ▪ the biblical story of Noah …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • biblical — bib|li|cal [ bıblıkl ] adjective relating to or based on the Bible know someone in the biblical way/sense HUMOROUS to have had sex with someone of biblical proportions very big or important, especially in a bad or unpleasant way: an epidemic of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • biblical — [[t]bɪ̱blɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Biblical means contained in or relating to the Bible. The community, whose links with Syria date back to biblical times, is mainly elderly. ...the biblical story of Noah …   English dictionary

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  • biblical — UK [ˈbɪblɪk(ə)l] / US adjective relating to or based on the Bible • know someone in the biblical way/sense humorous to have had sex with someone of biblical proportions …   English dictionary

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