Usage Note
Biblico can describe both literal references to the Bible (testo biblico, 'biblical text') and figurative uses meaning enormous or momentous, as in una piaga biblica ('a plague of biblical proportions'). The plural forms are biblici (m) and bibliche (f).
Examples
"Il racconto ha un tono biblico."
Natural Translation
The story has a biblical tone.

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