biblical

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible

   “biblical names”

   “biblical Hebrew”

   Synonymsscriptural
2. 2.

   in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people

   “biblical styles in writing”

   “a beard of biblical proportions”

   “biblical costumes”

Questions about biblical

What does biblical mean?

biblical means "of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in biblical?

biblical has 3 syllables: bib-li-cal. The stress falls on "bib". In IPA it is /ˈbɪbləkəl/.

What is another word for biblical?

Close synonyms include scriptural. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is biblical a common word?

biblical is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.