biblically

adv — 3 senses

biblically

adv

Etymology From biblical + -ly.

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 they exercise in selecting side orders for lunch.”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.
Derived terms
biblically accurate
Coordinate terms
Quranically

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