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
The pickup for the biblical drama comes a couple weeks before the show’s first season finale, set for April 3.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Takahashi, Xeno’s creator, expanded on those themes with the Xenogears games for PlayStation 2, a succession of sci-fi stories examining the meaning of life and the nature of consciousness with a generous helping of biblical references and convoluted plot twists.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The biblical drama tells the story of David (Michael Iskander), an outcast teenager who is anointed as the new king by the prophet Samuel (Stephen Lang) as the once-mighty King Saul (Ali Suliman) falls victim to his own pride and begins to lose power.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Just three weeks after its Season 1 premiere, Prime Video has ordered a second season of biblical drama House of David.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Takahashi, Xeno’s creator, expanded on those themes with the Xenogears games for PlayStation 2, a succession of sci-fi stories examining the meaning of life and the nature of consciousness with a generous helping of biblical references and convoluted plot twists.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The biblical drama tells the story of David (Michael Iskander), an outcast teenager who is anointed as the new king by the prophet Samuel (Stephen Lang) as the once-mighty King Saul (Ali Suliman) falls victim to his own pride and begins to lose power.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Just three weeks after its Season 1 premiere, Prime Video has ordered a second season of biblical drama House of David.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biblical
Adjective
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The rabbi fills it with scriptural exegesis in a mixture of Russian, Hebrew, and English.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Even as Christians moved away from Judaism, the evangelists continued to work within a Jewish scriptural tradition that expected later writers to build on earlier ones.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … ‘MANY SURPRISES’ – Archaeologists discover proof of Bible verse at holiest site in Christianity.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Across religions and their various significant and holy sites, people of all faiths have shared in Khalafalla’s experience.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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The atmosphere of anticipation and reverence, this collective yearning, a combination of hope and deference, seemed liturgical in a way that connected all the human figures scattered across the acres.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Episcopal Church is a Protestant denomination that shares similarities with the Catholic Church, such as in its liturgical practice and parts of its hierarchy.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite hailing from a historically apolitical and publicity-avoidant religious community, the Amish farmer has turned into a kind of folk hero among MAGA Republicans — and a symbol of the political right’s growing thirst for raw milk.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Khan-Ghany has encouraged her Muslim students to be proud of their religious and cultural upbringings.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Others may also visit the sacred sites for a voluntary pilgrimage called Umrah that can be undertaken at any time.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In historical records, Abydos was referred to as a sacred city that was the final resting place of Osiris — the god of the underworld — and the preferred resting place for the first pharaohs.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Nanette kills the virtual Robert Daly with his own ceremonial knife through his skull.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The crowd jammed into the old mill are joined by West African ceremonial dancers and drummers, popping and locking hip-hop movers from the future, a deejay working turntables and a Rick James-style guitarist bedecked in sequins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Biblical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biblical. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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