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relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible
a biblical passage The city was a center for trade in biblical times.
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Recent Examples of biblical
This biblical name has ties to members of King David's army.
Amilo: The name is recognized as an alternative spelling for Emilio.
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Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Following through with the biblical reference, there will be just two of each animal.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2024
This Arabic name means ‘of the night,’ and is also the name of a biblical demon.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Instead, like most Christian nationalists, the two men speak about protecting Judeo-Christian values and promoting a biblical worldview.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Following through with the biblical reference, there will be just two of each animal.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2024
This Arabic name means ‘of the night,’ and is also the name of a biblical demon.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Instead, like most Christian nationalists, the two men speak about protecting Judeo-Christian values and promoting a biblical worldview.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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The Messiah is a collection of gnomic scriptural passages that are prophetic in import but offer no story at all.Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Many practices of reading and scriptural hermeneutics associated with mysticism arose within the context of medieval Christianity, particularly monasticism.Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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On social media, the holy grail of Frye boot finds are the pairs that have been passed down over generations.Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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In Hollywood's relentless pursuit of reliable box office returns, pre-existing intellectual property has become the holy grail.Damion Taylor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The church uncritically glomming onto the latest LM for its liturgical, educational, or pastoral work will compound the harm in this area already inflicted by the long, lonely slog of the pandemic.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2024
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However, the long-standing liturgical celebrations invoked to pick a new pope are fascinating to behold.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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Consistent with the religious theme of God as love, the Bible contains unending comfort from God and God’s agents not to be afraid.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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McGuigan’s cover of the religious standard, given a wide release earlier this month, has been used in a variety of ways on TikTok, from post-U.S.-election content to sports teams’ uploads and much more.Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Torii gates are iconic structures that mark the boundary between the everyday and the sacred at Shinto shrines across Japan.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Russia has also breached a sacred tenet of nuclear security by launching attacks against Ukraine from military bases that store nuclear warheads, thus making those bases a legitimate target for counteroffensives.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Members of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community staged what ceremonial dance to stop a vote from happening?CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Work began on the inauguration platform in September as congressional leaders pounded in the first ceremonial nails into the stage.Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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