as in scriptural
relating to, taken from, or found in the Bible
a biblical passage The city was a center for trade in biblical times.
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Recent Examples of biblical
Voicer Jim Black is off to a good start and halfway there with the earliest biblical account of God’s wrath at humanity culminating with the great flood.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Three Kings Day is a global religious tradition honoring the biblical story of the three wise men — Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar — who journeyed to see the baby Jesus, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The collection, spanning Greek and Latin codices, early biblical texts and humanist writings, maps the intellectual concerns of Renaissance Florence.
—Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Until 2025, wine in the US could be legally sold only in a limited number of sizes, from airplane bottles to large formats named after biblical kings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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The embassy’s move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem had been celebrated by Christian Zionists, who believe that the return of Jews to their scriptural homeland is a necessary precondition for the Second Coming of Christ.—
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The My Faith Assistant app helps provide scriptural translations to tens of thousands of users.—
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Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.—
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An administrative office and library were charred by the flames, according to multiple reports, and several Torahs, Jewish holy texts rolled into large scrolls, were ruined or damaged.—
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Grace was an acolyte at Lord's Chapel, wise in the ways of liturgical response.—
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Since his election earlier this year, the Pope himself has worn several statement-making liturgical looks, returning to a more traditional, flamboyant, and opulent style following the late Pope Francis’s more austere choices.—
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Last year’s version, which withered on the Senate’s calendar, also included religious organizations.—
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Researchers also reported a large building that may have served as a public religious or civic structure (often described as a candidate for a mosque/madrasa/bathhouse).—
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For decades, veterans' benefits were considered politically sacred.—
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Bolton, the daughter of the late feminist and civil rights activist Roxcy Bolton, describes the garden as a sacred and historic site worth protecting.—
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
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Pittsburgh Penguins original owner Jack McGregor drops a ceremonial puck between Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena on October 15, 2016 in Pittsburgh.—
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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