biblical
adjective
bib·li·cal
ˈbi-bli-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or being in accord with the Bible (see bible sense 1)
a biblical passage
biblical references
2
: suggestive of the Bible or Bible times
his biblical beard
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The pickup comes two weeks out from the biblical epic’s Season 1 finale, which drops Thursday, April 3.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
Takahashi, Xeno’s creator, expanded on those themes with the Xenogears games for PlayStation 2, a succession of sci-fi stories examining the meaning of life and the nature of consciousness with a generous helping of biblical references and convoluted plot twists.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Conveniently, right-wing forces ignore the reality of gender fluidity expressed in scripture and in many other manifestations throughout human history at the expense of ignoring some of the most important biblical themes of freedom and acceptance.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
The impossibility of conveying in ordinary Yiddish the experience of walking through the empty streets of one’s eradicated civilization pushes Grade into a biblical register.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
Takahashi, Xeno’s creator, expanded on those themes with the Xenogears games for PlayStation 2, a succession of sci-fi stories examining the meaning of life and the nature of consciousness with a generous helping of biblical references and convoluted plot twists.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Conveniently, right-wing forces ignore the reality of gender fluidity expressed in scripture and in many other manifestations throughout human history at the expense of ignoring some of the most important biblical themes of freedom and acceptance.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
The impossibility of conveying in ordinary Yiddish the experience of walking through the empty streets of one’s eradicated civilization pushes Grade into a biblical register.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biblical
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biblical. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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