biblical, scriptural
(adjective) of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; “biblical names”; “biblical Hebrew”
biblical
(adjective) in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; “biblical styles in writing”; “a beard of biblical proportions”; “biblical costumes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
biblical (comparative more biblical, superlative most biblical)
Of or relating to the Bible.
In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
Very great; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
• unbiblical
• scriptural
• evangelic, pentateuchal, psalmic, Torahic
• New Testament, Old Testament (attributive, rarely New Testamental, Old Testamental)
• (by sources of faith) apostolic, conciliar, ex cathedra, Mishnaic, Rabbinic, Talmudic, traditional
• (by religions) Avestan, Qur'anic, Vedic
Biblical (comparative more Biblical, superlative most Biblical)
Alternative letter-case form of biblical.
Source: Wiktionary
Bib"li*cal, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
