Scripture
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- 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.
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Origin of Scripture
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Contemporary Examples
In keeping with the facade, Williams showed himself to be dedicated preacher who “knows his scripture.”
Even before there was a script for my last film, Noah, I was interested in the environmental message in scripture.
The equivalence between comic books and Scripture is telling of how seriously canon is taken by these fans.
Legendary Lovers” has her cooing at her man over sitar backing to “say my name like a scripture.
A bit of scripture, a prayer, something to help him get through his day.
Historical Examples
The hymn, the portion of Scripture, and the prayer of Brother Buster.
So, again, as Scripture asserts (as Alpakhar thinks) in Deut.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III]Benedict of Spinoza
There was no need for this cause to change the text of Scripture.
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Our knowledge of Scripture must then be looked for in Scripture only.
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All such information should, as I have said, be contained in the "history" of Scripture.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II]Benedict of Spinoza
scripture
- a sacred, solemn, or authoritative book or piece of writing
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Word Origin
C13: from Latin scriptūra written material, from scrībere to write
Scripture
- 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
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Word Origin and History for scripture
n.
early 14c., "the sacred writings of the Bible;" mid-14c., "a writing, an act of writing, written characters," from Late Latin scriptura "the writings contained in the Bible, a passage from the Bible," in classical Latin "a writing, character, inscription," from scriptus, past participle of scribere "write" (see script (n.)).
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