biblical

Everyday

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 →

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.

In Jewish tradition

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

• other Biblical form of Holy mysterious animal, as given in I. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) 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.