The crossword solution for the term 'WERE, BIBLICALLY' is WAST. This is a reference to the Bible, specifically the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. In this book, God tells Adam and Eve that if they eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they will 'surely die'. However, they do not die immediately, but instead are cursed with mortality and told that they will 'return to the ground; for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.' This is where the term WERE, BIBLICALLY comes from, as it is a reference to the fact that Adam and Eve were created from dust and will eventually return to dust.