Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a biblical manner; according to the Bible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb According to the Bible.
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- adverb In a
biblical manner. - adverb euphemistic
Carnally ;in the biblical sense .
Etymologies
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Examples
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* By Israelite “monotheism” we refer to the biblically mandated worship of one God in one place—the Jerusalem Temple—that was imbued with a special holiness.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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* By Israelite “monotheism” we refer to the biblically mandated worship of one God in one place—the Jerusalem Temple—that was imbued with a special holiness.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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* By Israelite “monotheism” we refer to the biblically mandated worship of one God in one place—the Jerusalem Temple—that was imbued with a special holiness.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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* By Israelite “monotheism” we refer to the biblically mandated worship of one God in one place—the Jerusalem Temple—that was imbued with a special holiness.
The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001
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The question then comes, 'Is it God's highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will,…to have a woman rule the institutions of the family, the church, and the state?'
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Johnson, tasked with building support for Santorum among Iowa's evangelical community, wrote in the email: "The question then comes, 'Is it God's highest desire, that is, His biblically expressed will, … to have a woman rule the institutions of the Family, the Church, and the State?'"
Forbes.com: News Jenna Goudreau 2012
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As such, they employ the time-proven method of the Trivium in education, the essence of which is the Language Arts. The goal of this Trivium-based pedagogical program is to educate students not primarily in what to think, but in how to think: thoroughly, maturely and biblically - in other words, to equip them with the tools of learning.
PR.com Press Releases Inspyre Inc 2010
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It permitted divorce only on grounds of adultery - the only "biblically" recognized justification for leaving a marriage.
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It permitted divorce only on grounds of adultery - the only "biblically" recognized justification for leaving a marriage.
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“What we find is that most adults are biblically illiterate,” says Pastor David Chrzan, “and the campus is used to teach them.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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