biblical
adjective
bib·li·cal
ˈbi-bli-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or being in accord with the Bible (see bible sense 1)
a biblical passage
biblical references
2
: suggestive of the Bible or Bible times
his biblical beard
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For Tom, middle-aged, paunchy, biblical beard, reduced to working in his mother’s clothing store, Live reps everything wrong with modern Norway.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Angel and Slingshot entered into their marketing and distribution agreement for the prequel show and movie, which are both about the biblical hero, in 2021.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Storytellers come for the same reasons tourists do: for the breathtaking, nearly biblical look of the place.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite near-biblical rain, nothing stopped invitees from making their way to One Wall Street to see what all the fuss was about.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Angel and Slingshot entered into their marketing and distribution agreement for the prequel show and movie, which are both about the biblical hero, in 2021.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Storytellers come for the same reasons tourists do: for the breathtaking, nearly biblical look of the place.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Despite near-biblical rain, nothing stopped invitees from making their way to One Wall Street to see what all the fuss was about.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biblical
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biblical. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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