Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extra-biblical

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-bib-li-cal
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to information or content outside the Bible.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of extra-Biblical.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English Biblical English extra-Biblical From extra- + Biblical.

Inflected Forms

extrabiblical (alternative) extra biblical (alternative)

Synonyms

apocryphal

Antonyms

Biblical canonical scriptural

Questions

What does extra-biblical mean?: Pertaining to information or content outside the Bible.
Where does extra-biblical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English Biblical English extra-Biblical From extra- + Biblical.

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