extra-biblical

adjective

Pertaining to information or content outside the Bible.

Similar
apocryphal
Opposite
biblicalcanonicalscriptural
OriginEnglish Biblical ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

extra-biblical1

adjectiveextra-biblical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of extra-Biblical.

extra-Biblical2

adjectiveextra-Biblical (not comparable)

alternative extra-biblical · alternative extrabiblical · alternative extra biblical

  1. not comparablePertaining to information or content outside the Bible.

    Synonyms: apocryphal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to information or content outside the Bible.

Similar
apocryphal

outside the Bible

Opposite
biblicalBiblicalcanonicalscriptural

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. EnglishBiblical
  9. Englishextra-Biblical

From extra- + Biblical.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish Raamatun ulkopuolinen
  • Raamatun ulkopuolinenoutside the Bible
Cite this entry
APA

extra-biblical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-biblical

MLA

“extra-biblical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-biblical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extra-biblical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra-biblical.

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