unbiblical
Outside holy writ
Unbiblical describes beliefs, practices, or teachings that contradict or lack support in the Bible: Critics called the prosperity gospel unbiblical.
The term is used primarily by Christians who regard scripture as authoritative, often in debates about doctrine or morality.
Something unbiblical isn't merely absent from the Bible but considered incompatible with its teachings.
Disrespectful toward the divine
- sacrilegiousGrossly irreverent toward sanctity
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- impiousLacking religious respect
heterodox · schismatic · anathema · heresy · apostasy · unorthodox · errant · unsound
Unverified and probably untrue
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- deuterocanonicalOf secondary biblical authority
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
spurious · unscriptural · traditional · legendary · mythical · folklore · oral tradition · church tradition
Experienced in practical affairs
- temporalRelating to chronology
- earthlyOf this world
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
materialistic · humanistic · nonreligious · laic · lay · civil · unchurched · godless
Rejects prevailing social standards
- heterodoxContrary to accepted doctrine
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- revisionistOne who alters accepted narratives
- reformistAdvocate for gradual change
progressive · liberal · modernist · dissenter · free-thinker · skeptic · challenger · questioner
blasphemous
Disrespectful toward the divine
- sacrilegiousGrossly irreverent toward sanctity
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
impious · heterodox · schismatic · anathema · heresy · apostasy · unorthodox · errant · unsound · aberrant
apocryphal
Unverified and probably untrue
- gnosticRelating to mystical insight
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- deuterocanonicalOf secondary biblical authority
uninspired · spurious · unscriptural · traditional · legendary · mythical · folklore · oral tradition · church tradition · patristic
worldly
Experienced in practical affairs
profane · materialistic · humanistic · nonreligious · laic · lay · civil · unchurched · godless · irreligious
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- heterodoxContrary to accepted doctrine
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- revisionistOne who alters accepted narratives
reformist · progressive · liberal · modernist · dissenter · free-thinker · skeptic · challenger · questioner · untraditional
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