Biblicism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Learning or literature relating to the Bible. uncountable, usually
- 2 A term derived from the Bible uncountable, usually
"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[…]"
Example
More examples"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[…]"
Etymology
Compare French biblicisme. Equivalent to biblical + -ism.
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