biblical English · revision 15058

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbɪb.lɪ.kəl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[Bible]] and [[-ical]],^(Etymonline) or from obsolete biblic and [[-al]].^(MWU 2024) The earlier adjective Biblic is from the 1680s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Relating to the Bible: 1652 in Merriam-Webster, 1734 in Etymonline, 1790 in the OED.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is used of things suggesting the people or times of the Bible, and of a style like that of the King James Bible.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1652 – biblical.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1680s – Biblic.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1790 – biblical theology.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or found in the Bible.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Resembling the Bible in style, especially the prose of the King James Version.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Suggesting the people or times of the Bible.^(AHD)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[biblicism]]

+ * [[biblicist]]

+ * [[Bible]]

+ * [[bibliography]]

+ * [[bibliophile]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}