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bib·li·cal also Bib·li·cal  (bbl-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or contained in the Bible.
2. Being in keeping with the nature of the Bible, especially:
a. Suggestive of the personages or times depicted in the Bible.
b. Suggestive of the prose or narrative style of the King James Bible.
3. Very great in extent; enormous: a natural disaster of near biblical proportions.

[From Medieval Latin biblicus, from Late Latin biblia, Bible; see Bible.]

Bibli·cal·ly adv.

biblical [ˈbɪblɪkəl]
adj
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) resembling the Bible in written style
biblically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.biblical - of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew"
2.biblical - in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical proportions"; "biblical costumes"
Translations
biblical [ˈbɪblɪkəl] ADJbíblico
biblical [ˈbɪblɪkəl] adj [times, story, text] → biblique
biblical scholar → bibliste mf
biblical
adjbiblisch, Bibel-
biblical [ˈbɪblɪkl] adjbiblico/a
biblical [ˈbɪblɪkl] adjbiblico/a


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All through the New Hebrides and the Solomons and up among the atolls on the Line, during this period under a tropic sun, rotten with malaria, and suffering from a few minor afflictions such as Biblical leprosy with the silvery skin, I did the work of five men.
They looked very Biblical as they set off, I thought.
{Foot Note: The Puritans had a liking for Biblical names for their children, and they sometimes gave names out of the Bible to places, Salem means Peace.
 
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