scripture
noun
- Obsolete anything written
- a Bible passage
- any sacred writing or books
- any writing regarded as authoritative and inviolable
- the sacred writings of the Jews, identical with the Old Testament of the Christians
- the Christian Bible; Old and New Testaments
See scripture in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(skrĭpˈchər)
nouna. A sacred writing or book.
b. A passage from such a writing or book.
- The sacred writings of the Bible. Often used in the plural. Also called Holy Scriptures.
- scripture A statement regarded as authoritative.
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