biblicist

Bib·li·cist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bib-luh-sist]
- /ˈbɪb lə sɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bib-luh-sist]
- /ˈbɪb lə sɪst/

Definitions of biblicist word

noun biblicist a biblical scholar 3
noun biblicist a person who takes the Bible literally 3
noun biblicist a person who takes the words of the Bible literally 3
noun biblicist an expert on the Bible; specialist in biblical literature 3
noun biblicist a person who interprets the Bible literally. 1
noun biblicist a Biblical scholar. 1

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Origin of biblicist

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < Medieval Latin biblic(us) (see Biblical) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Biblicist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Biblicist

biblicist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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