Definition of biblical

biblicaladjective

Kinh thánh

/ˈbɪblɪkl//ˈbɪblɪkl/

The word "biblical" derives from the Latin word "biblicus," which itself comes from the Greek "biblikos." This Greek word means "pertaining to books," and ultimately refers to the "biblia," the Greek term for the collection of sacred writings that we now call the Bible. Therefore, "biblical" signifies anything related to or derived from the Bible, its content, teachings, or characters.

namespace

connected with the Bible; in the Bible

kết nối với Kinh Thánh; trong kinh Thánh

Example:
  • biblical scholarship/times/scenes

    học bổng kinh thánh/thời gian/cảnh

  • biblical stories/passages

    những câu chuyện/đoạn Kinh Thánh

very great; on a large scale

rất tuyệt vời; trên một quy mô lớn

Example:
  • a thunderstorm of biblical proportions

    một cơn giông có quy mô như trong Kinh thánh

Related words and phrases

Idioms

know somebody in the biblical sense
(humorous)to have had sex with somebody
  • He had known her—but not in the biblical sense.