biblical

Definition of Biblical in English :

1. biblical, scriptural

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

Example Sentences:
'biblical names'
'biblical Hebrew'

2. biblical

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

Example Sentences:
'biblical styles in writing'
'a beard of biblical proportions'
'biblical costumes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Biblical

adjective (often capital)

1.

of, occurring in, or referring to the Bible

2.

resembling the Bible in written style

adjective [also B-]

1.

of or in the Bible

2.

in keeping with or according to the Bible; like that in the Bible

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or contained in the Bible.

2. Being in keeping with the nature of the Bible, especially:

a. Suggestive of the personages or times depicted in the Bible.

b. Suggestive of the prose or narrative style of the King James Bible.

3. Very great in extent; enormous: a natural disaster of near biblical proportions.