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biblically

biblically adverb: in a biblical manner.

Adverb (1)

biblically (not comparable)

  1. In a biblical manner.
    • Furthermore, what would otherwise be good points about the sort of selective literalism that renders homosexuality an unpardonable sin but shrugs off Sarah Palin’s biblically forbidden pearl earrings are lost in Eichenwald’s assumption that evangelicals make these decisions “with less care than...2015 January 6, Rachel Held Evans, “What Newsweek gets wrong about evangelicals”, in CNN
  2. (euphemistic) Carnally; in the biblical sense.
    • Most of them showed an intimate knowledge of the young blonde, leading Seth to the conclusion they had known her biblically.2003, L. D. White, Forever House, page 3
  3. (figuratively) Very greatly; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
    • He so fine, he got me down bad biblically.

Adverb (2) capitalized: Biblically

Biblically (comparative more Biblically, superlative most Biblically)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of biblically.
    • He is now in practice, and must be past the midway point of the Biblically allotted span of man’s life.1915, T[heophilus] N[icholas] Kelynack, Defective Children, London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd., […], page 253
    • “We’re a Biblically illiterate community,” acknowledges the Rev. Randall Updegraff Spleth, the 34-year-old pastor of booming Geist Disciples of Christ Church in Indiana.1990 December 17, Kenneth L. Woodward, Jeanne Gordon, Nonny de la Pena, Patricia King, Marc Peyser, Michael Mason, Nadine Joseph, Deborah Rosenberg, Roxie Hammill, “Shopping for a Church: With babes...

Forms of biblically

alternative formBiblically
comparativemore Biblically
superlativemost Biblically

Origin of biblically

From biblical + -ly.

Words formed from biblically

Questions about biblically

What does biblically mean?
Biblically means in a biblical manner.
What part of speech is biblically?
Biblically is an adverb.

Words near biblically in the dictionary

  1. biblical eating
  2. Biblical Hebrew
  3. Biblical Latin
  4. biblicalities
  5. biblicality
  6. biblically
  7. biblically accurate
  8. biblicism
  9. biblicisms
  10. biblicist
  11. biblicistic

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