biblical

UK: /ˈbɪblɪk^əl/ US: /ˈbɪblɪkəl/ ,(bib′li kəl)

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biblical / ˈbɪblɪk^əl/ adjective (often capital)

1. of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible
2. resembling the Bible in written style

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

Bib•li•cal /ˈbɪblɪkəl/   adj. [often: biblical]

1. of or in the Bible:
   a Biblical name.
2. in accord with the Bible:
   Biblical justification.

Bib•li•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Bib•li•cal  (bib′li kəl), adj. 

1. of or in the Bible:
   a Biblical name.
2. in accord with the Bible.
3. evocative of or suggesting the Bible or Biblical times, esp. in size or extent:
   disaster on a Biblical scale; a Biblical landscape.

Also, bib′li•cal. 

• Medieval Latin biblic(us) (bibl(ia) Bible + -icus -ic) + -al¹
• 1780–90

Bib′li•cal•ly, bib′li•cal•ly, adv.