• Biblical

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    • IPA: /ˈbɪblɪkÉ™l/

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    Adjective

    biblical

    1. Of, or relating to, the Bible.
      • 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 3, Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
    2. Tithing is both a quranic and biblical virtue.
    3. In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of the later)
      The biblical teaching is that...
      biblical morality
    4. (idiomatic)  Very large, exceeding previous records.

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