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extrabiblical

extrabiblical adjective: outside the Bible.

Adjective

extrabiblical (not comparable)

  1. Outside the Bible.
    • The biblical "empire" of David and Solomon is not mentioned in any known extrabiblical texts, nor are any of its kings[…]1999, Paula M. McNutt, Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel, page 108

Origin of extrabiblical

From extra- + biblical.

Questions about extrabiblical

What does extrabiblical mean?
Extrabiblical means outside the Bible.
What part of speech is extrabiblical?
Extrabiblical is an adjective.

Words near extrabiblical in the dictionary

  1. extraaxillary
  2. extrabacterial
  3. extrabacterially
  4. extrabasinal
  5. extrabellum
  6. extrabiblical
  7. extrabiliary
  8. extrabinomial
  9. extrabodily
  10. extrabold
  11. extrabranchial

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