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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
The slab’s text follows traditional Christian and Jewish biblical verses, though without the third commandment admonishing against taking the name of the Lord in vain.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
From the inspirational resilience of Shirley, which brought Shirley Chisholm’s political legacy to Netflix, to the bold biblical reimagining of The Book of Clarence, the diversity of storytelling has been as thrilling as ever.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
Netflix's new biblical movie, Mary, explores the coming-of-age journey of Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus Christ.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Participants enter a confessional booth and a lifelike avatar on a computer screen offers advice based on biblical scripture in more than 100 languages.
—Brian Cheng, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
From the inspirational resilience of Shirley, which brought Shirley Chisholm’s political legacy to Netflix, to the bold biblical reimagining of The Book of Clarence, the diversity of storytelling has been as thrilling as ever.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
Netflix's new biblical movie, Mary, explores the coming-of-age journey of Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus Christ.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Participants enter a confessional booth and a lifelike avatar on a computer screen offers advice based on biblical scripture in more than 100 languages.
—Brian Cheng, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biblical
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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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The Greeks, led by King Antiochus IV, had sought to suppress Jewish religious practices, outlawed the observance of Judaism, and desecrated the holy Temple in Jerusalem.Gail Swedroe, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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In Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney stars as Sister Cecilia, who becomes a holy figure to her fellow nuns when she’s found to be pregnant despite being a virgin.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024
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Davis’s boss at the Beinecke introduced her to a 12th-century liturgical manuscript known as the Gottschalk Antiphonary, and Davis wrote her dissertation on it.Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Nonetheless, the schools that close overwhelmingly tend to be very small, caught in mismanagement or legal trouble, and/or religious.Derek Newton, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow Dec. 8, 2024 Syria is home to multiple ethnic and religious communities, often pitted against each other by Assad’s state and years of war.Sarah el Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Participating in American commercial Christmas does not mean participating in the Christian faith and takes nothing away from our devout Christian friends who celebrate a sacred holiday.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is challenging the mine on religious grounds, and this fall asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lawsuit filed to protect sacred Apache ground at Oak Flat, which Congress voted to trade to Rio Tinto to enable mining under it.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Souvenir shops would also sell trinkets and ceremonial goods commemorating Russian-Syrian military cooperation.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Princess Anne chose a photo of her and her husband Vice-Adm. Tim Laurence waving from a carriage during a ceremonial procession in June.Issy Ronald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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