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Scripture is the sacred writings of a religion.
(noun)For Christians, the Bible and the words of Christ are an example of scripture.
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See scripture in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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
Origin: ME < L scriptura, a writing, in LL(Ec), a Scripture, passage of Scripture < scriptus: see script
Related Forms:
- scriptural adjective
See scripture in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. 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.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Late Latin scrīptūra
Origin: , from Latin, act of writing
Origin: , from scrīptus
Origin: , past participle of scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots
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