biblical

«biblical» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (biblical)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories. tree →

2) (informal) Very great or huge, like a flood in the Bible ("rain of biblical proportions"). tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in religious education (biblical stories, biblical times) and, as a joke or exaggeration, in everyday life ("the flood was biblical"). It tells the reader about the Bible or about something enormous. Phrases: biblical times, biblical story, of biblical proportions.

examples

• We read the biblical story of Noah's Ark. tree →
• In biblical times people travelled by donkey and on foot. tree →
• The rain was of biblical proportions; the whole street flooded. tree →
• The play was based on a biblical story. tree →
• Many famous paintings show biblical scenes. tree →
• My dad's beard is getting biblical! tree →
• The vicar explained the biblical meaning of the parable. tree →
• From thence I have resuscitated Biblical history. tree →

note

Usually written with a small b, though "Bible" has a capital B. Pronounced BIB-li-cal. The informal meaning of "huge" is a joke; context tells you which meaning is meant.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «biblical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.