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In one famous example, the Baptist lay preacher William Miller declared that by his scriptural calculations, the Second Advent of Christ would occur at some point in 1843 or 1844 — a belief that exploded in popularity across the U.S. as those years drew near.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The report also examines platforms that go beyond simple scriptural guidance.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Those parents argued the law forces religion onto their children and creates a coercive school environment.
Act 573 requires the scriptural displays to be a minimum of 16 by 20 inches in size and hung in a conspicuous place in each classroom and library.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
This idea is rooted in scriptural accounts of divine communication, such as the Pentecost experience, where individuals understood each other through thought rather than words.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The report also examines platforms that go beyond simple scriptural guidance.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Those parents argued the law forces religion onto their children and creates a coercive school environment.
Act 573 requires the scriptural displays to be a minimum of 16 by 20 inches in size and hung in a conspicuous place in each classroom and library.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
This idea is rooted in scriptural accounts of divine communication, such as the Pentecost experience, where individuals understood each other through thought rather than words.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptural
biblical
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The biblical demand delivered by Moses to the Pharaoh is one of history’s most enduring calls for liberation.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The biblical boogeymen of medieval celebrations (temptation and sin) were replaced by more lighthearted characters like General Isegrimm, who represented the absence not of goodness so much as happiness.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Scriptural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptural. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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