Scripture
[ skrip-cher ]
/ ˈskrɪp tʃər /
noun
Often Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
(often lowercase) any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.
(sometimes lowercase) a particular passage from the Bible; text.
QUIZZES
WHO SAID IT: A QUIZ ON PRESIDENTIAL WIT AND WISDOM
Think you know your presidents? Take this quiz and see if you can match the style, wit, and ideology of these memorable lines to the right POTUS.
Question 1 of 9
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”
OTHER WORDS FROM Scripture
anti-Scripture, adjectivepro-Scripture, adjectivesub·scrip·ture, nounWords nearby Scripture
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for Scripture
British Dictionary definitions for Scripture (1 of 2)
scripture
/ (ˈskrɪptʃə) /
noun
a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing
Word Origin for scripture
C13: from Latin scriptūra written material, from scrībere to write
British Dictionary definitions for Scripture (2 of 2)
Scripture
/ (ˈskrɪptʃə) /
noun
Also called: Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, the Scriptures Christianity the Old and New Testaments
any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012