Synonyms of scriptural

scriptural

adjective

as in biblical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biblical
• sacral
• blest
• consecrated
• holy
• sacrosanct
• spiritual
• sacred
• liturgical
• sanctified
• sacramental
• ritual
• religious
• blessed
• hallowed
• ceremonial
• consecrate
• revered
• priestly
• adored
• venerated
• worshiped
• enshrined
• worshipped
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secular
• earthly
• temporal
• nonreligious
• worldly
• unspiritual
• mundane
• profane
• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• desacralized
• deconsecrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scriptural

The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a half-skeptical lament for the process of tyranny and dissent, as alluded to in the scriptural epigraph about the strangling Ficus religiosa tree that gives the film its title. —Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025

Republicans focus on Christian Bible passages At Wednesday’s hearing, three Christian pastors testified in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, and were asked by Republican lawmakers about the scriptural underpinnings for their views. —Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025

Far more evangelicals draw from other scriptural teachings about God promising to bless the descendants of Abraham and that God decreed the land of Israel to the Jewish people. —Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2024

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