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biblicism

biblicism noun: learning or literature relating to the Bible.

Noun

biblicism (usually uncountable, plural biblicisms)

  1. (usually) Learning or literature relating to the Bible.
  2. (usually) A term derived from the Bible
    • Such biblicisms — ultimately Hebraisms, since they derive from the Hebrew Bible — can still be found in later products of ancient Christian literature, since the Greek Bible of Hellenistic Judaism remained the Bible of the Christians[…]1995, Helmut Koester, John H Morison Professor of New Testament Studies and Winn Professor of Ecclisiastical History Helmut Koester, Introduction to the New Testament, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page...

Forms of biblicism

pluralbiblicisms

Origin of biblicism

Compare French biblicisme. Equivalent to biblical + -ism.

Questions about biblicism

What does biblicism mean?
Biblicism means learning or literature relating to the Bible.
What part of speech is biblicism?
Biblicism is a noun.
What is the plural of biblicism?
The plural of biblicism is biblicisms.

Words near biblicism in the dictionary

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

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