Scripture
Americannoun
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Also called Holy Scripture. Also called Holy Scriptures. Often Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
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(often lowercase) any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.
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(sometimes lowercase) a particular passage from the Bible; text.
noun
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Also called: Holy Scripture. Holy Writ. the Scriptures. Christianity the Old and New Testaments
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any book or body of writings, esp when regarded as sacred by a particular religious group
noun
Other Word Forms
- anti-Scripture adjective
- pro-Scripture adjective
- subscripture noun
Etymology
Origin of Scripture
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin scrīptūra writing. See script, -ure
Example Sentences
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Appeared in the November 14, 2025, print edition as 'The Catholic Case for Purgatory in Scripture'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The judgment of Solomon, found in Chapter 3 of 1 Kings, is one of the most familiar stories in the Hebrew Scripture.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
But the show that set the bar for the meeting place of Southern life, politics and religion was “Designing Women,” in which characters regularly attend Sunday service and engage in conversations about Scripture.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025
Taylor reads the Scientific Statement of Being, and Johnson a selection from Scripture.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
Ethel sat in the rocking chair, smiled, and looked through the Scripture, trying to find an appropriate section.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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