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biblically accurate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Likely from Bible verses such as Revelation 4:8 describing certain kinds of heavenly beings as having many eyes and wings; such portrayals are said to be more "accurate" depictions of angels than humanoid depictions. Popularized as an Internet meme around 2019–2020.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, humorous, not-comparable) Having an unsettling or cursed, "unfathomable" appearance, especially one with many eyes and wings.
    • borzóis^([sic]) are biblically accurate dogs 2023 September 30, @earth222carol, X (post), archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023:
    • My family doesn't appreciate my biblically accurate angel cookie 2019 December 26, @slhawthorn, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 02 Aug 2022:
    • biblically accurate engels 2022 April 30, queersatanic, quoting @Pxlutopia, Tumblr, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023:
  2. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see biblically, accurate.

Relateds

Lovecraftian

Translations (1)

ru библе́йски то́чный (of an unfathomable being)