Biblical

or bib·li·cal

[ bib-li-kuhl ]

adjective

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, especially in size or extent:

   disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.

biblical

/ ˈbɪblɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
2. resembling the Bible in written style

Derived Forms

• ˈbiblically, adverb

Other Words From

• Bibli·cal·ly bibli·cal·ly adverb
• anti-Bibli·cal adjective
• anti-Bibli·cal·ly adverb
• non-Bibli·cal adjective
• non-Bibli·cal·ly adverb
• post-Bibli·cal adjective
• pro-Bibli·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Biblical¹

1780–90; < Medieval Latin biblic ( us ) ( bibl ( ia ) Bible + -icus -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Over the centuries it evolved to focus less on sin and more on the themes of love and hope embedded in the Biblical story of Jesus’ birth that begins with Mary’s willingness to open her womb to the son of God and ends when the three wise men come to visit the new baby in a manger.

From Los Angeles Times

Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University and co-chair of the LMU Latino Theology and Ministry Initiative, said the core of the religious practice of Advent is to put oneself into the lives of the Biblical characters Mary and Joseph and imagine what it would be like to prepare to receive the child of God.

From Los Angeles Times

Former teen heartthrob turned evangelist, Kirk Cameron, is furthering his "anti-woke" agenda with a new Christian children's show called "Adventures of Iggy and Mr. Kirk," which is being described as a "modern-day Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for parents who want their kids to learn biblical wisdom and values from a pious Iguana and not — in his own words — "gay dinosaurs and trans ducks."

From Salon

William Ruto, who became Kenya’s president two years ago riding on the crest of the Christian vote, has been visibly shaken to find that over the last few months church leaders of all creeds are losing faith in him - seeing him less as a saviour and more as the greedy biblical tax collector.

From BBC

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich celebrated Trump’s win and ordered preparations for the annexation of the West Bank, declaring on X that 2025 would be “the year of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria” — the biblical name Israel uses for the occupied territory.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• doctrinal
• ecclesiastical
• scriptural
• theological