Biblical means contained in or relating to the Bible.
The community's links with Syria date back to biblical times.
...the biblical story of Noah.
biblical in British English
(ˈbɪblɪkəl)
adjective(often capital)
1.
of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
2.
resembling the Bible in written style
Derived forms
biblically (ˈbiblically)
adverb
biblical in American English
(ˈbɪblɪkəl)
adjective [alsoB-]
1.
of or in the Bible
2.
in keeping with or according to the Bible; like that in the Bible
Derived forms
biblically (ˈbiblically)
adverb
Examples of 'biblical' in a sentence
biblical
You are almost poised for biblical references.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The point of a biblical story is always a theological point.
Christianity Today (2000)
When it rains the downpour is of biblical proportions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But this tale of almost biblical disaster will end with a miracle.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In what ways is the story biblical?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Our heroes began a quest of biblical proportion to find somewhere to stay.
Andrew Bridgeford 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)
How did this biblical story have parallels with playing tag?
Kennedy, Douglas In God's Country: travels in the Bible belt, USA. (1989)
Cutting back on sickness benefit will deliver miracle cures of biblical proportions.
The Sun (2014)
The popular explanation was the biblical flood had somehow washed them up from Africa.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But with singing and playing this vital, the biblical story was always easy to grasp.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is a flood of Biblical proportions.
The Sun (2008)
It's a beauty of biblical proportions.
The Sun (2010)
JUMP on board for an action epic of biblical proportions that also has real depth!
The Sun (2014)
The hatred that divides the two clubs either side of that silver slip of the Thames is almost biblical.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The scene was almost biblical.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
THEY are harrowing scenes of an almost Biblical destruction with people clinging on to the remnants of their life.
The Sun (2011)
Part of Goody's almost biblical redemption was that she admitted her faults.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
biblical
British English: biblical ADJECTIVE
Biblical means contained in or relating to the Bible.
The community's links with this country date back to biblical times.
American English: biblical
Brazilian Portuguese: bíblico
Chinese: 《圣经》中的
European Spanish: bíblico
French: biblique
German: biblisch
Italian: biblico
Japanese: 聖書の
Korean: 성경의
European Portuguese: bíblico
Latin American Spanish: bíblico
All related terms of 'biblical'
Biblical Latin
the form of Latin used in versions of the Bible , esp the form used in the Vulgate
Biblical Aramaic
the form of Aramaic that was the common language of Palestine in New Testament times. It was widespread throughout the Persian Empire from the 5th century and is found in the later books of the Old Testament (esp Daniel 2:4–7:28)
biblical character
The characters in a film, book, or play are the people that it is about.
biblical perspective
A particular perspective is a particular way of thinking about something, especially one that is influenced by your beliefs or experiences.
biblical principles
The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws.
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .