Meanings
nounbiblicism (usually uncountable, plural biblicisms)
plural biblicisms
- uncountableusuallyLearning or literature relating to the Bible.
- uncountableusuallyA 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 113
Origin
Compare French biblicisme. Equivalent to biblical + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech biblismus
- biblismusa term derived from the Bible
Polish biblizm, biblioznawstwo
- biblizma term derived from the Bible
- biblioznawstwostudy of the bible
- biblistykastudy of the bible
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biblicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biblicism
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Chicago
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