Antibiblical

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Opposing or rejecting the core beliefs and teachings found in the Bible
2. Relating to concepts or practices that are in direct contradiction to biblical doctrines and principles
3. Contrary to the tenets or moral teachings presented in sacred scripture

Etymology: Antibiblical is a plain modern formation: the Greek-derived prefix "anti-", meaning "against" or "opposed to", attached to "biblical", the adjective from "Bible". The result describes something that opposes the teachings of the Scriptures, and it is built the same way as many other English words in "anti-" that were assembled from existing parts rather than inherited from older languages. The "anti-" prefix comes from Greek "anti", meaning "against", "opposite", or "in return for". English has used it freely for centuries, attaching it to native and borrowed words alike, so a writer can coin a new "anti-" adjective whenever a contrast is needed. "Biblical" itself derives from "Bible", which passed into English through Old French and Latin from Greek "biblia", meaning "books", the plural of "biblion", a little book or scroll. The combination therefore gives a word whose two halves are both old and familiar, even though the whole is a relatively recent assembly. Its meaning follows directly from its parts: opposition to what the biblical texts or their teachings say.