Scripture

[ skrip-cher ]

/ ˈskrɪp tʃər /

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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.

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Origin of Scripture

1250–1300; Middle English <Latin scrīptūra writing. See script, -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM Scripture

anti-Scripture, adjectivepro-Scripture, adjectivesub·scrip·ture, noun

Words nearby Scripture

scripting language, script kiddie, scriptorium, script reader, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrive board, scrivener, scrobble, scrobiculate

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How to use Scripture in a sentence

In keeping with the facade, Williams showed himself to be dedicated preacher who “knows his scripture.”
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like all good scripture, Me & Dog can be read literally as well as metaphorically.
Are You There, Nobody? It’s Me, Margaret|Candida Moss|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Checking Scripture demonstrates quickly that this is just not so.
In Texas Textbooks, Moses Is a Founding Father|Edward Countryman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not easy work, but it calls the bluff of those who would say “we have to take scripture seriously.”
Meet the Young, Evangelical, Pro-Gay Movement|Gene Robinson|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For evangelicals, the way forward is not around scripture, but directly through it.
Meet the Young, Evangelical, Pro-Gay Movement|Gene Robinson|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The observance, under various phases, is described in Scripture as an undisputed and indisputable reality.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Circumstances might occur, in which there would be no warrant from Scripture or providence for making a given vow.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The fact that vowing and swearing to God are a part of his service is manifest, as we have seen from sundry passages of Scripture.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they pierced."
His Last Week|William E. Barton

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

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